A brush fire that erupted in a canyon north of Moreno Valley, burned 437 acres and destroyed at least one home was 30% contained Saturday.
What was dubbed the Reche Fire was reported about 1 p.m. Friday in the area of Reche Canyon Road and High Country Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Multiple engine and hand crews from the Riverside County Fire Department, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Cal Fire-San Bernardino County and other agencies were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a rapid rate through medium brush.
The area where the blaze started is lightly populated, with both single-family dwellings and mobile homes. However, the fire was pointed in the direction of a larger community bordering the Badlands.
An evacuation order was issued impacting residences south of Reche Canyon, north of Alta Vista Drive, west of Locust Avenue and east of Reche Vista Drive.
The evacuation order was reduced to a warning at around 8:10 p.m. Friday. An evacuation warning was also posted for a neighboring community earlier Friday. Those warnings all remained in place Saturday morning.
At the height of the blaze, at least six Cal Fire air tankers and six water-dropping helicopters made runs on the blaze, successfully slowing its advance, enabling crews to start tightening up gaps.
The cause of the fire was not known.