Riverside County wildfire erupts at a ‘critical rate of spread’
A wildfire erupted in Riverside County on Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders and threatening multiple structures in Perris.
The fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the 19000 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road, according to Alex Izaguirre, a spokesman for the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
By 4 p.m., the blaze — dubbed the Juniper fire — had grown to at least 50 acres with a “critical rate of spread,” he said.
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents south of Blue Sky Road; east of El Baquero Road; west of Maywood Club Road; and north of Rocky Hills Road. An evacuation map is available here. A “care and reception center” for evacuees has opened at Pinacate Middle School, at 1990 S. A St.
Izaguirre could not immediately confirm whether any structures had been destroyed. Aerial footage of the fire captured by KTLA-TV Channel 5 indicated that at least three structures might have burned, and several more were threatened.
About 100 firefighters were battling the blaze from the air and the ground, including 19 engine companies and four air tankers, Izaguirre said.
The blaze ignited as forecasters warned of increased fire danger from an incoming heat wave. Temperatures in the Southland are expected to soar to the triple digits this holiday weekend, and the National Weather Service has advised residents that hot, dry conditions could support rapid fire growth should a blaze ignite.
“Any spark from fireworks could easily start a fire in the tall grass crop that has cured and turned brown in recent weeks,” the agency said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A wildfire erupted in Riverside County on Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders and threatening multiple structures in Perris.
The fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the 19000 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road, according to Alex Izaguirre, a spokesman for the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
By 4 p.m., the blaze — dubbed the Juniper fire — had grown to at least 50 acres with a “critical rate of spread,” he said.
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents south of Blue Sky Road; east of El Baquero Road; west of Maywood Club Road; and north of Rocky Hills Road. An evacuation map is available here. A “care and reception center” for evacuees has opened at Pinacate Middle School, at 1990 S. A St.
Izaguirre could not immediately confirm whether any structures had been destroyed. Aerial footage of the fire captured by KTLA-TV Channel 5 indicated that at least three structures might have burned, and several more were threatened.
About 100 firefighters were battling the blaze from the air and the ground, including 19 engine companies and four air tankers, Izaguirre said.
The blaze ignited as forecasters warned of increased fire danger from an incoming heat wave. Temperatures in the Southland are expected to soar to the triple digits this holiday weekend, and the National Weather Service has advised residents that hot, dry conditions could support rapid fire growth should a blaze ignite.
“Any spark from fireworks could easily start a fire in the tall grass crop that has cured and turned brown in recent weeks,” the agency said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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