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Post fire near Gorman surpasses 15,000 acres, becoming California’s largest this year — thus far

On Orwin road fire crews battle a hot spot at the Gorman Brush Fire in northern Los Angeles County on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Gorman, California.

LOS ANGELES — Gusty winds, high temperatures and dry air continued to fuel a major wildfire in northern Los Angeles County on Monday that surpassed 15,000 acres burned to become the state’s largest blaze of the year.

The Post fire, burning mostly dry grasses and brush in the Gorman area south of the Tejon Pass, was just 8% contained Monday morning, said Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Craig Little.

“It’s a safe bet that it’s going to grow to be larger at this point,” Little said. “It’s still a wind-driven fire.”

He said the fire had grown a couple of hundred acres since Sunday.

Wind gusts near the fire reached the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

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