Crews Battle Wildfire In Nuevo Area Of Riverside County, 50 Acres Burned
NUEVO (CBSLA) — Fire crews battled a wildfire Saturday afternoon in the Nuevo area of Riverside County.
Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the 27000 block of Orange Avenue in Nuevo around 10:30 a.m.
The first crew to arrive reported a 1/4 acre fire burning at a slow speed.
CAL FIRE Firefighting Aircraft on scene of the #OrangeFIRE Photo by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire pic.twitter.com/C6v90b9UGb
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) July 13, 2019
Firefighters were able to stop the forward progression of the flames, fire officials said.
By 12:40 p.m., the flames had blackened 50 acres, but the fire's spread had been stopped by the 90 firefighters on the ground.
A helicopter and two air tankers also assisted from the air.
No evacuations were immediately ordered.
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