Vegetation fire burns 8 acres in Beaumont, containment at 70%
Update 7/5/23 3:30 PM
Cal Fire announced that the acreage has been mapped to 8 acres. The fire is 70% contained.
All evacuation warnings have been lifted.
Original Report 7/4/23 10:45 PM
A vegetation fire has burned 15 to 20 acres in Beaumont Tuesday night.
The fire was reported at around 9:34 p.m. in the area of David Mountain Road and Bolo Court.
As of 10:17 p.m., the fire has burned seven acres in a canyon at a slow rate of spread, according to Cal Fire. The blaze has reportedly grown to 15-20 acres by 11:00 p.m.
There are no reports of any injuries. As of 10:40 p.m., there are no evacuation orders/warnings in place.
This is the second major fire burning in the Banning-Beaumont area. A vegetation fire in Banning has burned 10 acres as of 10:30 p.m.
Details: Fire burns 10 acres in Banning
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