Evacuations of park facility, about 20 homes ordered as 250-acre brush fire burns near Murrieta; it’s 5% contained
A 250-acre brush fire burned Wednesday in the grassy slopes of the La Cresta community, west of Murrieta, and limited evacuations were ordered, authorities said. The blaze had been 0% contained as of 4:30 p.m., the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said in a tweet when it was measured at 25 acres. By 5:40 p.m.,…