Firefighters Wednesday fully contained a 21-acre brush fire that broke out in Mecca.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 12:17 p.m. Tuesday in the 89000 block of Avenue 64. The cause was under investigation, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The first engine on scene reported a five-acre brusher burning at a moderate rate of spread. Three Cal Fire aircraft were summoned to initiate water drops, but were released after a couple of hours. No homes were threatened, and no evacuations were ordered.
More than five dozen firefighters were on scene initially, including personnel from the Calimesa, Palm Springs and Imperial County fire departments and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District.