By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A small wildfire in the hills above the city of Highland, first reported at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, had grown to 7,200 acres with no containment by Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7. The blaze, which had its start in the vicinity of Baseline Road and Aplin Street, was dubbed the Line Fire by arriving firefighters. The fire continued to grow, reaching 17,459 acres by Sunday morning. A U. S. Forest Service spokesman told the Alpine Mountaineer on Saturday that approximately 500 personnel had been assigned to the fire and that more will probably be needed. Current resources include engine companies and crews from Cal Fire, San Bernardino County Fire, Highland Fire Department and Pilot Rock Conservation Camp inmate crews. Additional resources include multiple fixed-wing aircraft as well as night-flying helicopters, which were added on Friday night. Though the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, initial reports from socalmountains.com indicated that several Highland neighbors heard an explosion and saw fireworks near the start site on Thursday. Street closures were ordered on Friday for the East Highland area including the neighborhoods east of Church Street north of Highland Avenue and a neighborhood east … Continue reading Line Fire grows to 27,974 acres – Running Springs, Arrowbear under mandatory evacuation