Update: Butter Fire burns 0.5 acres in Kern County

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Updated: 2:22 p.m. May 10

First discovered: 12:27 p.m. May 10

Initial location: Kern County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Butter

Butter Fire initially started today at 12:27 p.m. in in Kern County, California.

It has burned 0.5 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. There is no update on the containment of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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This story was originally published May 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM.