Fire on Hillside East of Elsinore Consumes Nine Acres, Damages Vehicle

Fire on Hillside East of Elsinore Consumes Nine Acres, Damages Vehicle

A brush fire that broke out Wednesday on a hillside just east of Lake Elsinore charred nine acres and consumed part of a truck before it was stopped. The non-injury blaze was reported at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Sophie Street and Mapes Road, south of Highway 74, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said multiple engine and hand crews were sent to the location and encountered flames burning in a large rubbish pi…