SAN JACINTOÂ – A brush fire that broke out today on the west end of San Jacinto scorched roughly three acres and briefly threatened a building before crews got it partially contained.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 5:30 p.m. in the area of North Sanderson and Cottonwood avenues, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Multiple engine crews from the Riverside County Fire Department, Soboba Indian Reservation Fire Department and Hemet Fire Department were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a moderate rate across an open field, according to officials at the scene.
A building, possibly a business, near the intersection of Sanderson and Cottonwood avenues was in the path of the fire, but firefighters got ahead of the flames and prevented them from spreading farther in the direction of the structure, officials said.
As of 6:30 p.m., crews were making steady progress establishing tentative containment lines, keeping the flames within a space bounded by roads. Full containment was expected by nightfall.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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