A brush fire burning in the unincorporated Nuevo area of Riverside County near Hemet was fully contained Friday evening, and its damage was held to 200 acres.

The full containment means crews will conduct mop-up operations and put out hot spots.

The non-injury blaze dubbed the Cerritos Fire was reported about 2 a.m. Thursday in the 23900 block of California Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

At last report, 180 firefighters from several area fire departments were assigned to the blaze along with water-dropping aircraft.

No homes or structures were damaged.

Red flag wind conditions which on Thursday included wind gusts of up to 35 mph were improved Friday and the Red Flag Warning was canceled late Friday morning.

The first crews on scene reported about 10 acres of brush had burned and the fire was moving at a moderate rate of spread. Within an hour and a half, the fire had grown to 200 acres, the department said.

No evacuation orders or non-mandatory evacuation warnings were in effect.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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