Grapevine fire: Rapidly moving blaze burns as many as 40 acres near 5 Freeway

GRAPEVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Firefighters on Wednesday morning were responding to a vegetation fire that had torched as many as 40 acres near the southbound 5 Freeway in the Grapevine, authorities said.

The so-called Water Fire was burning rapidly about 3 miles south of Grapevine Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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No injuries or structural damages were immediately reported, but shortly before noon the Kern County Fire Department said structures in Digier Canyon were possibly threatened.

No closures on the 5 Freeway were announced, but motorists were advised to expect delays.
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The cause of the fire is unknown.