Update: This story has been updated with new information.

A vegetation fire that broke out at a campground in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday has burned 72 acres and 80% contained as of Monday moring, according to file officials.

Cal Fire's San Bernardino unit said on X that the fire is not one of its incidents but that it is located at Black Rock campground, which has been evacuated and no longer open to the public. The fire is surrounded by flame retardant, the fire agency added.

A San Bernardino County Fire Protection District spokesperson said that the district is assisting Joshua Tree National Park and Bureau of Land Management in managing the fire, but was not certain what media contacts were available due to staffing shortages. The Desert Sun has reached out for more informat

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