Firefighters were battling a fast-moving brush fire in Cabazon Saturday that burned at least 65 acres and prompted an evacuation warning.
The fire was reported around 9:20 a.m. Saturday in the 51000 block of Ida Avenue, where crews found the blaze burning at a dangerous rate of spread amid winds of 5 to 10 mph, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
As of 1 p.m., the fire had burned 65 acres with 0% containment and was continuing at a dangerous rate of spread in light fuels, according to spokeswoman Maggie Cline De La Rosa of the RCFD.
An evacuation warning was issued for the area east of Magnolia Street, north of Hurley Flats Road, west of Almond Street and south of Esperanza Avenue.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
Saturday’s forecast in Cabazon called for a high of 57 degrees and 16% humidity, with winds of 13 mph. A wind advisory was in effect until 3 p.m. Sunday in the Riverside County mountains, where gusts were expected to reach 40 to 55 mph.