Firefighters are on the scene of a spreading 3- to 5-acre fire burning near power lines by Avenue 66 and Highway 86 Expressway in Mecca, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
UPDATE 5/12/20 12:00 PM: The San Bernardino County Fire Department announce an arrest on Tuesday after witnesses said they saw a man leaving the area where the fire started. San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies and Fire Investigators responded and searched the area, finding the person responsible for starting the fire. A 43-year-old adult from Joshua was […]
A vegetation fire broke out Monday afternoon in the agricultural community of Oasis near Thermal. The blaze, said to be burning in heavy fuels 5 to 8 feet tall, was reported around 1 p.m. in the 82900 block of Johnson Street, according to Cal Fire Riverside. There was no immediate word on what sparked the […]
Crews made quick work Tuesday of a quarter-acre brush fire in Mecca. Firefighters were sent around 2:40 p.m. to the 64000 block of Lincoln Street and had the blaze under control within 20 minutes, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire. Four other brush […]
A quarter-acre blaze that erupted in a field next to a business in Mecca Tuesday was stopped before reaching any structures. The non-injury fire was reported about 10:10 a.m. at Avenue 66 and Highway 111, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Five engine crews were sent to the location and encountered a 250- square-foot […]
