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Road Closures, Evacuations Ordered For Sand Fire Burning In Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com) —  The Sand Fire has destroyed 22,000 acres and 18 homes.

The fire was first reported along the 14 Freeway on Friday afternoon.

Officials said the fire is only about 10 percent contained, as of 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Several road closures and evacuations have been ordered.

Road Closures:

Sand Canyon and Lost Canyon - no traffic into Sand Canyon
No access to Sand Canyon at northbound 14 Freeway
Placerita Canyon and the 14 Freeway - no traffic into Placerita Canyon
Soledad Canyon Road eastbound from the 14 Freeway.
Agua Dulce Canyon Road eastbound from the 14 Freeway.
Crown Valley Road eastbound from the 14 Freeway.
Sand Canyon Road east of Placerita Canyon to 12300 Little Tujunga.

Evacuations:
All residents in Sand Canyon from Lost Canyon to Bear Divide (extended from Robinson Ranch Golf Course)
All residents in Placerita Canyon from the Nature Center to Sand Canyon
Little Tujunga from Bear Divide to LA River Ranger District (Station), 12371 Little Tujunga Cyn Rd.
(Ordered Sunday): Agua Dulce Canyon Road, north to the 14 Freeway; Crown Valley, north to the 14 Freeway; all of Soledad Canyon Road between those two areas and all of Bootlegger Canyon.
East side of Via Princessa from Lost Canyon Road to end of Via Princessa and all streets east.
Lost Canyon Road from Via Princessa to the Santa Clara River, and all streets east.
East of the 14 Freeway, from Golden Valley Road to Sand Canyon Road, excluding the Sand Canyon Mobile Home Park. (Residents are to evacuate; businesses are to shelter in place.)

Evacuations have been extended to Acton and Placerita Canyon.

All streets east of Lost Canyon Road from Via Princessa to Santa Clara River and all streets east of that area
Agua Dulce Road to the west
Soledad Canyon Road to the south
Acton Camp to the east
Sierra Highway and Shady Lane to Sierra Highway at the 14 Freeway
Escondido at the 14 Freeway to Sierra Highway at the 14 Freeway.

All evacuations encompass approximately 1,500 homes
100 commercial buildings threatened.

Evacuation Centers:
Hart High School (24825 N. Newhall Ave, Santa Clarita) **[ MOVED FROM Golden Valley High School (27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway) ]
Lakeview Terrace Recreation Center (11075 Foothill Blvd, Lakeview Terrace, 91340)
Highland High School (39055 25th St W, Palmdale, CA 93551)

Metrolink Service:
Monday morning, there will be no Metrolink service to or from the Vincent Grade/Acton, Palmdale or Lancaster stations.. Metrolink trains will only operate between the Via Princessa Station and Los Angeles Union Station.

There will be no alternate bus service to or from the Vincent Grade/Acton, Palmdale or Lancaster stations.

The first train, Antelope Valley Line train 200, will depart Via Princessa at 4:50 a.m. All southbound trains will depart Via Princessa at their scheduled times, with the exception of limited-stop train 282, which has been canceled.

Riders are asked to  follow @Metrolink on Twitter.com for service updates as well as clicking on Metrolinktrains.com for more information.

For current traffic information, listen to KNX 1070.

 

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