A brush fire that has burned approximately 520 acres in mountainous terrain in Jurupa Valley and prompted evacuation orders was 10% contained Saturday after its footprint grew by nearly 100 acres.
“Firefighters will remain on scene overnight, strengthening containment lines and patrolling the fire perimeter,” CalFire officials said in an update. “Evacuation warnings remain in effect. No injuries have been reported.”
Firefighters responded at approximately 5:20 p.m. Friday near Pyrite Street and Granite Hill Drive to reports of a brush fire that initially consumed about 15 acres of vegetation, according to Cal Fire.
There were nearly 300 firefighters on the scene, including eight hand crews. They were aided by water drops from two helicopters, fire officials said.
The following areas that were previously under evacuation orders had those orders reduced to evacuation warnings as of 10 a.m. Saturday:
— north of state Route 60, south of Sierra Avenue, east of Almandine Way and west of Armstrong Road;
— north of SR-60, south of Pyrite Street, east of Granite Hill Drive and west of Almandine Way;
— north of 20th Street, south of Lauren Lane, east of Sierra Avenue and west of Andalusia Avenue;
— north of Sierra Avenue, south of Lauren Lane, east of Sierra Avenue and west of Armstrong Road.
All previous evacuation warnings were lifted, according to Cal Fire.
A care and reception site was established at Jurupa Valley High School at 10551 Bellegrave Ave. Animals were being accepted at the Jurupa Valley Animal Shelter, at 6851 Van Buren Blvd.
The cause of the Pyrite Fire was under investigation, officials said.