LAKE PERRIS (CNS) – A wildfire that erupted today on a hillside in the Lake Perris State Recreation Area scorched roughly five acres before it was stopped.
The non-injury blaze was reported at about 12:15 p.m. near the north entrance to the grounds, off of Via Del Lago, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said multiple engine and hand crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving down slope in heavy vegetation at a moderate rate.
Two Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter made runs on the brusher, encircling it with fire retardant.
The forward rate of spread was stopped at about 1:30 p.m., and an hour later the blaze was declared 50% contained, according to officials at the scene.
No homes or other structures were in the vicinity of the fire.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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CNS-06-21-2023 16:40
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