BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Highway 178 was closed in both directions Monday morning after a vegetation fire broke out along Kern Canyon Road near the west entrance to the canyon.
Kern County Fire officials said 121 acres have burned. Additional resources have been requested.
Firefighters in Kern County, along with additional resources, were battling the fire about a quarter-mile into the mouth of the canyon. The fire was first reported around 8:22 Monday morning, May 18, near the mouth of the canyon…