Bain Fire Burns over 900 Acres, Injures 4 in Southern California; Evacuation Orders Issued
The fire threatened dozens of homes and sent four people to Riverside Community Hospital as crews battled wind-driven flames.
- On Tuesday, the Bain Fire erupted in Jurupa Valley, charring 907 acres near the Santa Ana River bottom and injuring four people as Cal Fire Riverside Unit crews responded to the rapidly expanding blaze.
- Originating in the Santa Ana River bottom near Limonite Avenue, the fire spread rapidly through heavy fuels as gusty winds fanned flames up hillsides toward residential neighborhoods throughout the afternoon.
- One hundred personnel battled the blaze with two helicopters and 22 engines, though aerial operations were curtailed for about 10 minutes after three civilian drones were spotted illegally in the fire zone.
- Mandatory evacuation orders displaced residents from neighborhoods in Jurupa Valley and Riverside, while officials established an emergency shelter at the La Sierra Senior Center located at 5215 La Sierra Ave., Building A.
- The Bain Fire remains 0% contained as investigators determine its cause; the blaze is one of multiple active fires in Riverside County, including the Verona Fire near Homeland that burned 225 acres by evening.
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Brush Fire in River Bottom Scorches over 1,300 Acres, Causes Injuries
A brush fire that erupted Tuesday in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley charred 1,374 acres and threatened dozens of homes in Riverside, leaving four people injured and prompting mandatory evacuations. The blaze was reported at 11:24 a.m. Tuesday on the north side of the dry channel, in the area of Bain Street and Limonite Avenue, just north of the Hidden Valley Nature Center, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agenc…
4 injured as Bain Fire burns 900 acres in Southern California
A fast-moving brush fire in Southern California has burned more than 900 acres, injuring four civilians and forcing evacuations near the Santa Ana River bottom in Riverside County, according to fire officials. The Bain Fire was reported at 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday near Limonite Avenue and Bain Street in the community of Mira Loma, where firefighters found about 10 acres burning in heavy fuels with a moderate rate of spread, according to CAL FIRE/Ri…
A voracious bushfire has been burning south of California since the morning of Tuesday. The fire broke out near noon on the dry bed of the Santa Ana River, in the Mira Loma neighbourhood of Jurupa Valley, and within hours the point of forcing the evacuation of entire neighborhoods of the neighboring Riverside City. The start of the fire was reported at 11:22 a.m., local time, at the intersection of Bain Street and Limonite Avenue, just north of …
Bain fire injures 4 in Riverside County; civilian drones interfere with firefighting aircraft
The Bain fire ignited in the Jurupa Valley on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders and injuring four people. The blaze grew to 900 acres by 5 p.m. and firefighting aircraft were briefly grounded due to civilian drones spotted flying in the area.
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