A fire that broke out Monday in the Santa Ana River bottom between Jurupa Valley and Riverside charred at least 100 acres and threatened homes, prompting evacuations, but no injuries were reported.
Smoke rises from brush fire burning in California s Riverside County
Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings after firefighters stopped forward progress of a brush fire burning in Jurupa Valley in Riverside County, California, on May 24. Credit: Scot Rubin via Storyful.
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A growing vegetation fire in Jurupa Valley was no longer threatening homes Monday afternoon, but firefighters cautioned nearby residents to be on alert in case the blaze shifts.
The fire was reported at 11:08 a.m. in the Santa Ana River bottom near Lakeview Avenue at Pedley Road, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Riverside County Fire Department said on Twitter.
Within a couple of hours, the fire had grown to about 40 acres, said Rob Roseen, the department’s public information officer.
The department initially issued evacuations for about 50 homes those south of Limonite Avenue, west of Van Buren Boulevard, north of the river bottom and east of Downey Street. But the order was shortly downgraded to a warning because firefighters were able to mitigate the fire’s threat to structures, Roseen said.