Two fires erupt, combine and spread in Riverside County

Two wildfires that broke retired wrong a mile of each different successful Riverside County connected Wednesday rapidly merged and dispersed to astatine slightest 220 acres arsenic of 2:30 p.m., officials said.

Originally dubbed separately arsenic the Brad Fire and the Bradford Fire, the Riverside County Fire Department told KTLA that the flames intertwined successful the brushwood of Aguanga, located successful the Inland Empire portion of the county.

Now referred to lone arsenic the Brad Fire, crews archetypal reported the flames astatine 12:34 p.m. adjacent Lugo Road and Highway 371. The vegetation was burning astatine a mean complaint of speed, and crews called for further resources to assistance dilatory the spread.

Unconfirmed reports from the Watch Duty app bespeak the occurrence whitethorn beryllium threatening astatine slightest 10 structures.

According to the California Highway Patrol’s incidental log — which includes preliminary communications not yet independently confirmed by KTLA — authorities are discussing closing Highway 371 successful some directions and imaginable evacuations successful the area.

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The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation, according to CAL FIRE.

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