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Update at 22:15
Governor Jerry Brown issued a proclamation declaring the state of emergency in the Siskiyou County due to the Klamathon fire, which burned more than 5,000 acres near the California-Oregon border
Interstate 5 is closed to most vehicles about 7 miles north of Redding to the Fawndale exit. Only commercial truck traffic will be allowed to go north on the I-5 and only to Highway 97 in Weed.
The California Highway Patrol also reports that all housing
Update at 20:40
Cal Fire reports that the Klamathon fire on the California-Oregon border is now 5,000 acres without containment.
Update at 8:00 am The CHP reports on its traffic accident website that officers are abandoning their positions at Interstate 5 and Bailey Hill Road north of Hornbrook because it is invaded by forest fires.
The Old Siskiyou Highway is closed and evacuated are in progress at Hilt and in Oregon, the website says.
Update at 7:30 pm
The CHP reports that power lines crossing Interstate 5 are on fire near Bailey Hill Road north of Hornbrook. The fire jumped from the other side of the I-5 freeway and visibility was reduced to zero in some areas, says the page on the traffic incident of the PSC
set to day at 7 pm
The Interstate 5 could be closed in both directions. the border between California and Oregon for five more hours, while firefighters try to slow down the rapid fire of Klamathon, according to the website of the California Highway Patrol
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Teams drop water on a section of the Klamathon fire near the border between California and Oregon. (Photo: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)
District 2 of Caltrans posted on its Facebook page: "We are far from predicting an hour of reopening (I-5).
Update at 6:30 pm
The Klamathon fire on the border between California and Oregon continues to pack tonight, doubling its acreage to over 1,000 acres in less than an hour. The intense forest fire is also confined to 0% and burns to the northwest.
Update at 6:00 pm
Cal Fire indicates that an evacuation order has been issued for all Klamathon Road south of Hornbrook, from I-5 to Ager Road, including all secondary roads south of Klamathon Road. Evacuations are underway for the town of Hornbrook, north of Copco Road
An evacuation order includes Hilt and the Colestein Valley, according to Cal Fire.
An evacuation shelter was opened at Jackson Street School in Yreka and a shelter for large animals was set up in the Siskiyou County Fairgrounds, also in Yreka.
Update at 5:50 pm
The California Highway Patrol reports that the head of the fire near the California-Oregon border to the west of Interstate 5 in the area from Hornbrook and moves to the northwest.
Update at 5:30 pm
The fire that closed Interstate 5 near the border between California and Oregon According to 1965, evacuation orders are in place for all of Hornbrook and areas southeast of the community.
Interstate 5 was closed due to a bushfire that jumped the highway and is threation of the Hornbrook community in northern Siskiyou County.
The northbound lanes of I-5 were closed at the North Yreka Exit and the southbound lanes were closed in Ashland, Oregon and Hilt, California, according to Caltrans.
A rapid bush fire in the area has jumped According to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, it would threaten the town of Hornbrook in northern Siskiyou County.
Alternative Roads / Warnings:
Traffic to California should consider using Oregon 58 or 140 to US 97.
Traffic is encouraged to leave I-5 before Ashland exit 14.
Northbound traffic is stopped at the North Yreka exit in California
Oregon 273 – Old Siskiyou Highway – is closed at Oregon 66.
Oregon 66 is not advisable for commercial motor vehicles
I-5 closes both directions near the CA-OR state line due to a fire near Hornbrook, CA; evacuation of the city; New Brunswick traffic stopped in Ashland, OR pic.twitter.com/PpHqGMGcu0
– Cory Bergman (@corybe) July 5, 2018
L & # 39; Fire began around 12:30 pm According to the sheriff's office, in the area of Ager Road and Cougar Street, southeast of Hornbrook, and set on fire to the northwest.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the fire was deliberately placed, but out of control. The fire jumped on the Klamath River, jeopardizing residents of the Klamath River Estates area, R Ranch and residents of Hornbrook, officials said.
About 400 people were evacuated because of the fire. #Klamathon (UPDATE) Fire is over 500 acres and 0% contains multiple threatened structures. An evacuation order is in effect for Klamathon Rd from I-5 to Ager and all of Hornbrook Town up to Hilt / Colestein Valley. pic.twitter.com/SdZof5q1GH
– CAL FIRE SKU (@CALFIRESKU) July 6, 2018
