Riverside Wildfire Destroys 3 Houses; Santa Barbara County Fire Grows

Published on July 23, 2024

A fire that erupted in Riverside, California, July 21 has destroyed three homes and damaged other structures, according to fire officials. Riverside Fire Department was called to a brush fire at about 1 p.m. Sunday and arrived at the location in the Hawarden area, about 5 minutes south of downtown Riverside, to find flames moving rapidly through vegetation, according to Deputy Fire Chief Steve McKinster. About 1,500 residents live in the area around the wildfire, which had grown to about 527 acres Monday morning. Residents living on Eagle Crest Court, Chartwell Drive, Horace Street, Hawarden Drive, Berry Road and Via Vista were evacuated but those orders were lifted by Monday afternoon. The city had opened an evacuation center at Orange Terrace Community Center for those affected....

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