Crews stop growth of brush fire near 91 Freeway at Riverside, Orange county lines
A 5-acre wildland fire broke out south of the 91 Freeway in an unincorporated part of Riverside County near Corona on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, according to fire officials.
Fire 91 @ Coal Canyon: fires forward progress has been stopped. Air and ground crews are working on mop up. Fire is at 5 acres in rough terrain above the 91 fwy just east of Coal Canyon. pic.twitter.com/2U2v8h8lQo
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) October 26, 2019
The fire was reported to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department officials at around 3:15 p.m. near Green River Road, the department said in a Tweet.
The fire, which officials were calling the Contempo Fire, was spreading at a slow rate, the Tweet said.
An Orange County Fire Authority dispatcher said that the agency was assisting with the fire, near Coal Canyon Trail but mostly in the middle of the hills. The fire was winding down the with the use of aircraft, the dispatcher said.
By 4:18 p.m, forward spread of the fire was stopped at 5 acres, Cal Fire/Riverside said.
#ContempoFire @OCFA_PIO Hwy.91 x/Green River, above Old Star Ranch. Fire has just burned itself out. T-73 drop is the latest screen grab. pic.twitter.com/L5ALVVDUNG
— Dave Toussaint (@engineco16) October 26, 2019