Firefighters were battling a large brush fire burning in Kern County on Saturday.
The blaze, which firefighters were calling the Little Fire, was first reported at 3 p.m. on Friday near Highway 178 and south of Lake Isabella, according to the U.S. National Forest Service.
It rapidly grew to consume thousands of acres, crews said, prompting a full closure of SR-178 and the Kern River recreation area from Borel Road to Delonagha Day Use Area…