By Wednesday afternoon, authorities still could not say how many houses had been destroyed by the fast-moving wildfire, but they prepared communities along Interstate 15 through Cajon Pass for bad news. The northbound lanes of the critical transportation artery connecting Southern California with Southern Nevada were reopened late Wednesday.
The closure of Interstate 15 as a result of the Blue Cut Fire has cut off the most direct and convenient route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
A new wildfire spread Tuesday at a staggering pace through drought-parched canyons east of Los Angeles, growing to 10 square miles in a matter of hours and forcing the shutdown of a section of Interstate 15, the main highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
