Firefighters battling 400 acre vegetation fire near Shandon
June 14, 2025
By KAREN VELIE
Update: The size of the Bitter Fire has grown to 863 acres with 5% containment.
A fast moving vegetation fire near Shandon burned 400 acres on Saturday afternoon with 5% containment.
Shorty after 2:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near Bitterwater Canyon Road and Bitterwater Road. The fire is burning brush and a barley field.
Firefighters are battling the blaze from the air and the ground.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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