RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A brush fire that scorched 254 acres in parts of
Riverside County bordering San Bernardino County is fully contained today.
The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. Thursday near Canyon Crest
Drive and Weeping Willow Lane in the Fontana area by the San Bernardino Fire
Department.
An evacuation warning was issued for the area of the Moreno Valley
(60) Freeway east of Country Village Road, south of the county line and west of
Sierra Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and the Riverside County Fire
Department assumed command of the firefight.
The evacuation warning was lifted shortly after noon Friday, and an
evacuation center that had been established at Jurupa Valley High School was
closed.
Crews made steady progress over the weekend. The fire was mapped at
284 acres and 50% contained at 8 a.m. Saturday, but was revised to 254 acres on
Sunday.
By 7 p.m. Sunday, the fire department stated the wildfire had been
100% contained.
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