Jurupa Valley Brush Fire Grows to 521 Acres, 10% Contained

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.

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