HOMELAND (CNS) - A grass fire that erupted today north of Highway 74
in Homeland blackened about an acre and damaged two vehicles parked outside a
home before it was stopped.The non-injury blaze was reported at about 10:50 a.m. in the area of
Amanda Avenue and Gilchrist Street, according to the Riverside County Fire
Department.The agency said that multiple engine crews were sent to the location
and encountered flames burning through parched grass adjacent to a residential
property.The fire reached the two cars but did not damage the home, according
to officials at the scene.Crews stopped the blaze's forward rate of spread at 11:20 a.m. and
completely encircled the brusher minutes later. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Copyright 2022, City News Service
