A stretch of highway 41 is currently closed past the Cholame Y due to a vegetation fire.
The fire was first reported at about 4:32 pm yesterday, according to CHP’s incident page. The blaze is located just past the San Luis Obispo county line on highway 41, and is in Kern county. Due to the clean-up needed from the fire, Caltrans will be manning the closure for several days.
Until further notice, highway 41 from the Cholame Y to highway 33 is closed. Forward progress of the blaze was stopped at 80 acres.
