A brush fire that burned near the Golden State (5) Freeway south of Gorman was 21% contained Friday and forward progression was stopped.
Evacuation orders were decreased to only include the fire footprint and the directly adjacent area around 8:35 p.m. Thursday. The orders covered areas west of Old Ridge Road and east of the I-5 near Bald Mountain. Evacuation warnings were in effect for areas north of Hungry Valley Road, west of the Golden State Freeway to the Los Angeles County border, north of Lancaster Road and west of Three Points.
The Danny Fire broke out around 4:50 p.m. Thursday north of Smokey Bear Road and burned 150 acres, with a moderate rate of spread reported by a helicopter over the scene, according to Watch Duty, a non-profit online fire monitoring organization.
Evacuation warnings were formally issued for zones GOR-E004-A, GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY-A and GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY-B at approximately 4:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the Genasys evacuation map, as reported by Watch Duty.
A SigAlert that was issued for the northbound and southbound for the Golden State (5) Freeway at Smokey Bear Road was canceled around 12:14 a.m. Friday.
The cause of the fire and whether any structures were threatened were not immediately known.