BEAUMONT (CNS) – The smallest of three brush fires burning in Riverside County was holding at about 105 acres in the Beaumont area today, with containment lines growing.
The Highland Fire broke out around 3 p.m. Friday south or Interstate 10 along Highland Springs Avenue and Sunningdale Street, near Breckenridge Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Fire officials initially reported that the blaze had consumed 225 acres, and evacuation orders and warnings were issued. But subsequent updates to mapping put the size of the fire at 105 acres.
As of Saturday morning, the fire was 50% contained. All evacuation warnings were lifted Friday evening.
The cause of the blaze was not known, and there were no reports of any injuries or structure damage.
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BEAUMONT – A brush fire that broke out today just south of Interstate 10 in Beaumont quickly spread across more than 100 acres within a couple of hours and triggered evacuations on the southern edge of the city.
The blaze was reported about 3 p.m. along Highland Springs Avenue, near Breckenridge Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Engine and hand crews from the county, Soboba Indian Reservation and other agencies were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a “critical rate.” Fire officials initially indicated that the blaze had grown to 225 acres within about an hour, but the size was later downgraded to 105 acres thanks to “more accurate mapping,” according to the county fire department.
Cal Fire air tankers and water-dropping helicopters were requested and diverted away from a larger brusher north of Moreno Valley that was slowing late Friday afternoon.
The flames were on the outer rim of the subdivision between Highland Springs to the west and Sunningdale Street to the east, and an evacuation order for those residences was issued shortly after 4 p.m., according to the fire department.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
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