Firefighters have reached 100% containment of a brush fire that burned at least 18 acres southwest of Perris, authorities said Wednesday.
The non-injury Lukens Fire was reported at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Lukens Lane and West Metz Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Multiple engine and hand crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a moderate rate to the south in rugged terrain.
Three Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter began runs on the fire just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, slowing its growth and enabling ground crews to begin establishing tentative containment lines.
All aircraft were released by 5:30 p.m. and the fire’s rate of spread was stopped at 5:40 p.m., according to the fire department.
No homes or other structures were damaged, though the flames came close to an outbuilding, according to reports from the scene.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.