A wildfire swelled quickly to engulf 20 acres in San Bernardino, as local firefighters scrambled to contain the blaze near Little Mountain Drive and West Edgehill. Initial reports by the San Bernardino County Fire Department indicated that the fire broke out in the afternoon, with callers alerting authorities to vegetation ablaze at the base of Little Mountain.
The immediate response by fire crews discovered the fire engaging 1-2 acres of combustible, parched grass, threatening to spread further; a second alarm was promptly declared due to the fire's escalation and the risk it posed while they were working on perimeter control there was an adjacent apartment complex they were also trying to protect from the fiercely spreading fire. Within a rapid response window, the crews managed to halt the fire's progress, containing it fully with no reported injury to firefighters and no structural damage, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Mop-up operations ensued over several hours as firefighters engaged in line construction and cleanup to secure the area. The cause of the fire remains under investigation – details yet to be determined as authorities dissect the origins of the fire's inception. No civilian injuries were announced, and no buildings succumbed to the inferno.
