Evacuation orders lifted for fire burning near Corona
A wildfire that erupted on a mountainside in the Cleveland National Forest just south of Corona has burned 51 acres and was 40% contained Friday morning.
The non-injury Skyline Fire'' was reported about 4:40 p.m. Thursday along the Skyline Trail, less than a mile west of Foothill Parkway, well inside the forest, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
We have only one flank that has a little bit of flame, but for the most part it is contained,'' Cal Fire Capt. Fernando Herrera told The Press-Enterprise, adding that firefighters would remain on scene overnight.
The agency said a full-scale deployment was ordered, with crews from Riverside County, Corona, the U.S. Forest Service and Orange County Fire
Authority converging on the location. Close to 300 personnel and two water-
dropping aircraft were deployed.
The flames burned up to some backyards, but no structures were
damaged, Herrera said.
About 6:15 p.m. Thursday, homes on Clearing Circle, Meandering Lane,
Burrero Way, Corbett Street and Overland Lane were evacuated as a precaution, but all evacuations were lifted about three hours later, the Riverside County Fire Department reported. Corona High School was serving as an evacuation center.
The fire was expected to burn through the night because of the inaccessibility of the terrain.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Meanwhile, firefighters continue to work to contain three major wildfires burning across Southern California.
The most recent one is the Ranch Fire in Azusa which was reported Thursday afternoon and is currently at 3,000 acres.
On Thursday, the Lake Fire quickly expanded to 10,000 acres near Lake Hughes in the Angeles National Forest, prompting hundreds of evacuations.
The fire was listed at 11,000 acres, and over 500 firefighters from the Angeles National Forest, LA County, and other cooperating agencies are working together to battle this fire.
Fire crews also continue to work to fully contain the Apple Fire, which charred 33,424 acres in Cherry Valley. The fire prompted evacuation warning all the way in Whitewater, however, all evacuation orders and warnings have since been lifted.
