A brush fire that erupted Tuesday south of Interstate 10 in Cabazon scorched roughly six acres and reached the eastbound side of the freeway before crews slowed it down.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 12:48 p.m. near the intersection of Bonita Avenue and Elm Street, 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 through medium brush.
The fire was in the vicinity of a factory and initially less than a half-mile from eastbound lanes of I-10, but the California Highway Patrol said that by 1:30 p.m., the flames were burning near the shoulder, which acted as a kind of fire break.
The corridor remained open as of 2:05 p.m.
No homes were immediately threatened.
Two Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter initiated runs on the brusher that aided ground crews in slowing its advance.
The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known.