Fort Fire ignites north of Lebeq

The fire is burning just north of Lebec along southbound Interstate 5 near Grapevine Road.

The California Highway Patrol is reporting that the number four lane of southbound I-5 has been closed as fire crews battle the fire.

TODAY --THE FORT FIRE IS CAUSING SOMETRAFFIC DELAYS ON INTERSTATEFIVE...THE FIRE IS BURNING JUST NORTHOF LEBEC ALONGSOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 5 NEARGRAPEVINE ROAD.THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ISREPORTING THAT THE NUMBERFOUR LANE OF SOUTHBOUND I-5 HASBEEN CLOSED -- AS FIRE CREWSBATTLE THE FIRE.ACCORDING TO KERN COUNTY FIREOFFICIALS -- IT HAS GROWN TO350 ACRES AND IS 40 PERCENTCONTAINED.CREWS WERE CALLED OUT TO THEAREA JUST BEFORE 8:30 A.M.THIS MORNING.K-C-F-D SAID NO STRUCTURES ARETHREATENED.OFFICIALS SAID THEY HAVE NOCONFIRMATION ON HOW IT BEGANAND THAT THEIR MAIN FOCUS RIGHTNOW IS CONTAINMENT.THEY SAID L-A COUNTY FIRE ISGIVING MUTUAL AID IN THE FIGHT.WE WILL HAVE UPDATES ON THISFIRE ON AIR AND ONLINE AT TURNTO 23 DOT COM.MEANWHILE -- THE KERN COUNTYFIRE DEPARTMENT HAS