City News Service

Cal Fire said a brush fire that has burned approximately 425 acres in mountainous terrain in Jurupa Valley was 15% contained as of 8:45 a.m. Saturday, after firefighters made good progress building containment lines around it overnight.

The fire, which has been named the Pyrite Fire, was first reported to be burning at around 5:20 p.m. Friday near Pyrite Street and Granite Hill Drive just north of Highway 60.

As of Saturday, there were nearly 300 firefighters on the scene, including eight hand crews. Water drops from two helicopters aided them, fire officials said.

Evacuation orders were issued for nearby areas, with warnings set in place north of Sierra Avenue, south of Lauren Lane, east of Sierra Avenue, and west of Armstrong Road as of 6:45 p.m. A map of the warnin

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