A wildfire that broke out Thursday on the west end of Perris scorched 15 acres and threatened several homes before firefighters stopped it.
The non-injury Navajo Fire was reported about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Navajo Road and Highway 74, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
More than a dozen engine crews and two hand crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a rapid rate to the southeast, approaching properties ringing Park Avenue, according to the department.
Crews immediately established protective lines to prevent the fire from reaching the residences, none of which were damaged.
The fire’s forward rate of spread was stopped at 5:30 p.m. The fire was declared 50% contained about 6 p.m., according to reports from the scene.
There was no word on what might have sparked the fire.