A brush fire that broke out Wednesday on the north end of Hemet scorched nearly 100 acres and prompted an evacuation order affecting scattered properties before it was partially contained.

The non-injury blaze was reported at 12:30 p.m. in the area of Myers Street and West Devonshire Avenue, according to the Hemet Fire Department.

Multiple engine crews from the city and Riverside County Fire Department were sent to the location and encountered flames moving across open space at a moderate rate to the northeast.

Three Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter from Hemet-Ryan Airport less than a mile away made a series of runs on the brusher that significantly slowed its advance, enabling ground crews to begin establishing containment lines by 2:30 p.m., according to reports fr

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