The Nob fire started Wednesday morning in Lytle Creek. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
burning in the San Bernardino National Forest led authorities to close Pacific Crest Trail from the 15 Freeway up to the San Bernardino and Angeles National Forest borders on Thursday, April 27.
The closure will be in effect until June 30 but the road could re-open earlier, according to Delyn Sieliet, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino National Forest. She estimated the closure at 16 miles. The Pacific Crest Trail Association, in an announcement on its site, put it at more than 19 miles. The fire also shut down both lanes of Lytle Creek Road from “the last residential house to the end of the pavement,” she said.No one has been injured, Sieliet said. The fire is moving mostly west, further into the forest, she added.The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The Nob fire started near Gobblers Knob, northwest of Lytle Creek, on Wednesday and was first reported to authorities at 10:16 a.m. About 170 firefighters, three water-dropping helicopters and three air tankers were at the scene Thursday.
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