UPDATE #2: The Wood Fire has now burned 469 acres, according to CAL FIRE, now at 85% containment.
UPDATE: The Wood Fire has burned approximately 294 acres and is 35% contained, according to the Kern County Fire Department as of Tuesday morning.
ORIGINAL STORY: A second fire burns north of Highway 58 near the Bena Landfill on Monday morning, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
County fire says the Wood Fire has burned approximately 40 as of 9:30 a.m.
Currently 40 KCFD firefighters are battling the Wood Fire, according to KCFD.
There is smoke in the area, but traffic has not been impacted at this time.
According to KCFD there has been a 75% increase in vegetation fires compared to this time last year.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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