Jurupa Valley Brush Fire Now 425 Acres, 15% Contained

A brush fire that has burned approximately 425 acres in mountainous terrain in Jurupa Valley and prompted evacuation orders and warnings was 15% contained Saturday.

Firefighters responded at approximately 5:20 p.m. Friday near Pyrite Street and Granite Hill Drive to reports of a brush fire that initially consumed about 15 acres of vegetation, according to Cal Fire.

There were nearly 300 firefighters on the scene, including eight hand crews. They were aided by water drops from two helicopters, fire officials said.

The following areas that were previously under evacuation orders had those orders reduced to evacuation warnings as of 10 a.m. Saturday:

— north of state Route 60, south of Sierra Avenue, east of Almandine Way and west of Armstrong Road;

— north of SR-60, south of Pyrite Stre