There's a massive fire raging in the Santa Ana Riverbottom near California Ave. and Grulla Court in Riverside County Tuesday afternoon.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the fire was at 175 acres and 20 percent containment.
According to CAL Fire Riverside Tuesday afternoon, "Fire is 175 acres and is now 20% contained. Forward spread has stopped, however, EVACUATION ORDERS REMAIN IN PLACE. 2 civilians received non-life threatening injuries. Five properties received minor damage to fencing and outbuildings."
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.rvcfire.org/_Layouts/Incident%20Information/IncidentInfoDetail.aspx?4530
There are mandatory evacuations areas in place according to the Riverside County Fire Department:
EVACUATION ORDERS IN PLACE: North of 8th St. east of Pedley Ave. and South of Santa Ana Riverbottom
EVACUATION ORDERS IN PLACE north of North Drive from Crest View to California.
#MannFire [UPDATE> 12:00 p.m. - Mandatory Evacuation Area. For more info: https://t.co/DeLkinSNks pic.twitter.com/cuguwkMvTc
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) March 3, 2020As of noon Tuesday there were evacuation centers open.
EVACUATION CENTERS
According to CalFire Riverside, evacuation centers are open at:
Corona High School: 1150 W. 10th St., Corona
Jurupa Valley High School: 10551 Bellgrave Ave., Jurupa Valley
Large animal evacuations: George Ingalls Park: 3737 Crestview Dr., Norco
Smoke from the #MannFire burning near Norco/Jurupa Valley is drifting over Orange County from the northeast. *There are no large vegetation fires in Orange County at this time.* Expect poor air quality this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/QSYK2MljpS
— OC Fire Watch (@OCFireWatch) March 3, 2020
