THE ANTELOPE FIRE, BURNING ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAYS 46 AND 33 NEAR THE TEMBLOR RANGE, ON THE BORDER OF KERN AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, IS NOW 75 PERCENT CONTAINED. THE WILDFIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 10:15 A.M. YESTERDAY, AND FIREFIGHTERS HOPE TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY TOMORROW NIGHT. SO FAR IT HAS DESTROYED 2 OUTBUILDINGS, AND BURNED JUST UNDER 52 HUNDRED ACRES.
600 FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO QUELL THAT BLAZE.
Smoke may be visible along INTERSTATE 5.