A wildfire in Riverside County erupted Sunday afternoon, rapidly growing to more than 1,100 acres and forcing evacuations and road closures near Banning, according to Cal Fire, APA reports citing latimes.com.
The Wolf fire broke out near the intersection of Old Banning Idyllwild Road and Wolfskill Truck Trail a little after 3 p.m., according to the agency. Roughly 750 people have been ordered or warned to evacuate, according to Tawny Castro, a spokesperson for the state agency’s Riverside County operations. The blaze is 10% contained, though the roughly 300 firefighters on the ground will need to assess the situation after the sun rises.
“We will not have a good idea until the morning,” Castro said, adding that four night-flying helicopters have been deployed. “In the morning we will have fixed-wing aircraft that can drop fire retardant.”
An evacuation center has been set up at Hemet High School, at 41701 Stetson Ave., as well as an animal evacuation center in San Jacinto at 581 S. Grand Ave.
The Wolf fire was one of three that broke out in Riverside County on Sunday, in addition to fires burning across the state, including in neighboring San Bernardino County.
