The King Fire ignited around 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday morning and quickly grew to nearly 500 acres.

A brush fire burning near the Gorman area along Interstate 5 erupted early Thursday morning, prompting evacuation warnings. The blaze, dubbed the King Fire, sparked along Interstate 5 north of Smokey Bear Road between Gorman and Pyramid Lake around 1:02 a.m.

The fire has been dubbed King Fire, it broke out at 1 a.m. PDT and grew to 490 acres along the 5 freeway between Gorman and Pyramid Lake, prompting two northbound lanes to close. The lanes have been reopened but drivers were cautioned to drive safely in the area.