Friday, September 06, 2019

Lightning-Stoked Wildfire Grows to 2,000 Acres Near Murrieta, Prompting Evacuations

A wildfire possibly ignited by lightning just west of Murrieta had grown to roughly 2,000 acres by Thursday afternoon, triggering evacuations, road and school closures. The “Tenaja” blaze was reported about 3:55 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Clinton Keith and Tenaja roads, in the unincorporated community of La Cresta, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. As of 3 p.m. the fire was almost 10 percent contained, with no injuries reported. But crews were contending with spot fires erupting outside of the main fire lines, slowing progress in encircling the blaze...MORE

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