A brush fire that erupted Friday in Wildomar scorched roughly three acres and threatened homes before it was stopped.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 1:15 p.m. Friday in the area of Palomar and Wesley streets, in the middle of the city, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said that multiple engine crews from the county and Murrieta Fire & Rescue were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a moderate rate across an open field, pushing in the direction of residences along Cielo Vista Way.
Evacuation warnings were issued for properties on the cul de sac, along with homes in the vicinity of nearby Orange Street and Cabernet Place.
A Cal Fire water-dropping helicopter was initially requested to make targeted runs on the brusher, but by the time the chopper reached the area, firefighters had already stopped its forward rate of spread, which occurred at 2:10 p.m.
A short time later, the fire was more than 50% contained, according to reports from the scene.
No homes were damaged.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
watch duty still say 10% contained and to evacuate at 2:50pm, where are you finding this information?
-nearby resident