Firefighters Halt Forward Spread of 15-Acre Blaze in Blythe

Firefighters Halt Forward Spread of 15-Acre Blaze in Blythe

Firefighters stopped the forward spread of a 15-acre vegetation fire in Blythe Wednesday. The blaze was reported at around noon Wednesday in the 33300 block of Highway 95, according to a Riverside County Fire Department statement. By 4:30 p.m., crews had halted the fire’s forward progress, with containment reaching 75%, the department said. No structures were damaged, but traffic on Highway 95 was reduced to one lane for several hours. Fire pers…