Large wildfire burned nearly 4,000 acres in Inyo County, California
2/19/2022 2:48:00 AM
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Fire
AFFECTED AREAS:
Inyo County, CA
Start Date: 2/16/2022
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The Airport Fire near Bishop is the largest of the three wildfires that have sparked in California since the start of the year. The blaze began early on the afternoon of Feb. 16, had grown to 3,900 acres and was 0% contained on the morning of Feb. 17.
In Bishop, California State Route 168 was still closed east of U.S. 395 as of late Thursday morning, as was Warm Springs Road east of U.S. 395.
Freight Waves (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Feb 17, 2022
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