Lake Fire continues to spread in San Bernardino National Forest
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A brush fire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest continues to spread Thursday, consuming 30-foot pine trees along mountain slopes.
The wildfire, dubbed the Lake Fire, has burned at least 7,500 acres and was about 5 percent contained.
No communities are threatened, but about 200 people -- many of them teens -- have been evacuated from four camps in the area. A shelter for evacuees has been set up at Citrus Valley High School in Redlands.
The fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and was burning along Jenks Lake Road near Highway 38.
Fire crews are battling the wildfire under extremely hot conditions in the Southland, with highs expected in the upper 90s in the Valley and the Inland Empire.
Jenks Road and Highway 38 from Angelus Oaks to Lake Williams are closed.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
