California Wildfire

Crews are battling a smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that has forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors. The Springs Fire broke out Friday morning and by the evening had grown to about 6.5 square miles. Fire crews are starting to contain it. The fire is located in unincorporated part of Riverside County east of Moreno Valley that is populated but not densely so. Its cause is under investigation. Cal Fire Riverside reports strong winds in the area.

A smoky wildfire in Southern California that broke out Friday morning was mostly under control Saturday afternoon. The Springs Fire in Riverside County, about 64 miles east of Los Angeles, was 75% contained by Saturday. Strong Santa Ana winds that were predicted to gust up to 45 mph on Saturday had “dissipated a bit” since Friday, helping firefighters. About 260 personnel are battling the blaze, and no structures have been damaged. Most evacuation orders have been lifted, and officials expected the rest to be removed by the end of the day. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.