Brush Fire Scorches 5 Acres In Lake Elsinore

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A brush fire burned five acres in Lake Elsinore Sunday afternoon before it was contained, according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to the scene of a vegetation fire near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Strickland Avenue. The blaze broke out shortly at about 1 p.m. and had scorched five acres by 2 p.m., according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson Maggie De La Rosa. Crews had the blazed contained shortly before 6 p.m.Sunday.

The fire shut down roads in the area while crews worked to contain the blaze.

As of about 2:30 p.m., crews had zero percent containment. There were no immediate reports of evacuations or threat to structures.

Crews dealt with dense brush and heavy fuel conditions, according to De La Rosa.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.