Firefighters Contain Slow-Moving Brush Fire In Lake Elsinore
LAKE ELSINORE (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters say a slow-moving brush fire that charred six acres near Lake Elsinore was contained overnight.
Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson says the blaze was reported Friday evening around 10:17 p.m. near Macy and Orange streets.
The fire initially burned two acres near Ortega Highway, and slowly grew to six acres by 12:17 a.m.
No structures were damaged.
The blaze was contained by 6 a.m.
Hendrickson says no injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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