Blaine Fire in Riverside 30 Percent Contained at 1,044 Acres; Evacuation Order Lifted

  • Source: KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles
  • Published: 08/13/2017 09:32 PM

A brush fire in the Box Springs Mountain area of Riverside is 30 percent contained at 1,044 acres and evacuation order near the blaze has been lifted. The Blaine Fire was reported about 4:10 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Blaine Street in the city of Riverside before it quickly burned into Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department jurisdiction, according to the Cal Fire's incident information page. Cal Fire had briefly upgraded the containment of the fire to 44 percent but revised the number to 30 percent again Monday morning. About 315 firefighters are at the scene and helicopters are making water and retardant drops, video from the scene showed.



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