Kern County firefighters are battling a wildfire burning along Interstate 5 in the Grapevine.

The Fort Fire ignited at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lebec area near I-5 and Fort Tejon Road. It's currently 5% contained at 175 acres, according to CalFire.

Authorities are telling motorists to expect delays on Thursday if traveling through the Grapevine.

In addition, an evacuation warning has been issued for those living in the Digier Canyon area. The boundaries of the evacuation warning are for residents south and west of the I-5 freeway who are north of Temescal Drive and Digier Road and east of Grapevine Road.

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