A brush fire that erupted Friday south of Hemet damaged a structure and burned three acres before it was stopped.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 12:40 p.m. Friday in the area of Cactus Valley Road and Lemm Drive, less than two miles east of Diamond Valley Lake, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said that multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a slow rate to the southeast.
An outbuilding was in the path of the brusher and was significantly damaged. However, no occupied structures were in the immediate vicinity, according to reports from the scene.
Two Cal Fire air tankers from Hemet-Ryan Airport about four miles to the north were summoned but never initiated runs on the blaze after firefighters quickly established hose lays, using surrounding dirt roads.
The fire’s forward rate of spread was stopped at 1:10 p.m. Full containment was expected by 2:30 p.m.
The cause of the brusher was under investigation.