Crime & Safety
Brush Fire at Murrieta, Wildomar Border Quickly Doused
The blaze was reported at 12:25 p.m. at Palomar Street and Starbuck Circle in Wildomar, according to a CAL FIRE/Riverside County fire spokeswoman.
A brush fire that broke out Saturday afternoon near the border of Murrieta and Wildomar was quickly contained, a fire official said.
Three engine crews responded to the blaze that was reported at 12:25 p.m. at Palomar Street and Starbuck Circle in Wildomar, said Melody Hendrickson, spokeswoman for CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department.
Firefighters promptly gained control of the blaze, keeping it at less than half of an acre, Hendrickson said.
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Crews remained on scene until about 2 p.m., the spokeswoman said.
The cause of the vegetation fire remained under investigation, she said.
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A number of citizens called to report the blaze, Hendrickson said.
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