Riverside Fire Prompts Evacuation Order

RIVERSIDE, CA — County firefighters were battling a rapid-growing brush fire Sunday that burned at least 63 acres in Riverside.

The fire was reported around 2 p.m. Sunday in the area west of Tyler Street and Mandalay Court, according to Cal Fire Riverside.

The fourth-alarm fire prompted an immediate evacuation order for the area near Gaylord Street, Eureka Drive and Mandalay Court due to the fire threatening nearby structures and life.

Two air tankers and one air attack were requested to assist.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

— City News Service