A fire that broke out Friday in shrubbery alongside the Riverside (91) Freeway just west of downtown Riverside damaged a retaining wall and briefly threatened properties before crews knocked it down.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 5:30 a.m. in the area of Adams Street and the 91, according to the Riverside Fire Department.
Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst said that five engine crews and a truck company, numbering about 20 personnel, were sent to the location and encountered flames raging in ivy spread along the wall, threatening to move into a residential area.
Firefighters deployed hose lines through an apartment complex and stopped the fire from moving beyond the wall, Vanderhorst said.
No freeway lanes were impacted.
The blaze was completely contained less than 30 minutes later.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.