The brush fire in San Jacinto, Riverside County, now known as the Record Fire, has scorched over 650 acres and prompted evacuation warnings, per reports from NBC Los Angeles. The fire, which officials have stated was human-caused, was first reported near Soboba and Gilman Spring roads on Sunday afternoon around 2:15 p.m., as stated by the Riverside County Fire Department and further detailed in coverage by CBS News.
Initially a five-acre blaze, it dramatically expanded to its present size by evening, challenging firefighters who have been tirelessly working to contain the blaze, with six also being sent to hospitals for minor medical symptoms, the Riverside County Fire Department communicated, the situation was not helped by the thick plumes of smoke filling the sky and making the efforts all the more difficult, ABC7 adds that as of 8 p.m., containment was at zero percent.
Evacuation warnings affect multiple areas in Riverside County, including RVC Poppet Flats 1, 2, 3, and 4; the Silent Valley Club RV Resort is also within the evacuation zone. A care and reception center has been established at Nicolet Middle School in Banning for those displaced. The latest information pertaining to these zones and relief efforts can be accessed through local emergency services channels.
