Manzanita fire grows to 5000 acres
A brush fire along state Route 79 south of Beaumont stood at 5,000 acres Tuesday morning.
See Jeremy Chen reporting live from the fire scene this morning.
A highway closed because of it was partially reopened to traffic, as evacuation warnings continued for rural communities in the fire’s path.
A CalFire agency spokeswoman said a two-car wreck with a post-crash eruption triggered the wildfire, which was closing in on the communities of Poppet Flats and Silent Valley, as well as other lightly populated areas between Highland Home Road and state Route 243 in the Banning Pass.
