Wildfire east of Bishop in Owens Valley grows to 3,900 acres, evacuations remain in place

The Airport fire continues to burn east of Bishop driven by steady winds near the Owens Valley.

A wind-driven wildfire burning east of Bishop in the Owens Valley has grown to 3,900 acres, and an evacuation order for the remote community of Big Pine remains in place, officials said Thursday.continued to burn south overnight and is expected to be fanned by steady winds of about 10-15 mph out of the northwest on Thursday, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fire remains 0% contained after flaring up Wednesday afternoon around 4 p.m. near the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport, according to Cal Fire. By 5:30 p.m., authorities

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