Evacuations Remain in Place for Bridge Fire as It Grows to 85 Square Miles

The fire has destroyed 49 residential, commercial, and other structures and is threatening another 12,168 structures.

A firefighter walks by flames as they return after digging trenches in a canyon to slow down the progression of the Bridge Fire as it burns in the hills of Big Pines, near Wrightwood, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

SAN GABRIEL CANYON, Calif.—Firefighters continued battling the Bridge Fire Sunday, which had burned 54,567 acres (85 square miles) in northeast Los Angeles County and neighboring San Bernardino County and was 9 percent contained.

The fire has destroyed 49 residential, commercial, and other structures and is threatening another 12,168 structures, according to Cal Fire.