Juniper Fire in Riverside County quickly burns more than 500 acres, prompts evacuation orders
Dubbed the Juniper Fire, it was initially reported at 11:28 a.m. in unincorporated parts of Perris, near the area of Idaleona and Juniper roads, Cal Fire said.
As of an update provided at 1:56 p.m., the fire burned about 560 acres. In that same update, officials said that 183 total personnel were battling the fire.
Images captured by SKYCal showed at least one structure burning and several horses escaping the flames. The fire also appeared to be traveling up and down a hill.
The Juniper Fire in Riverside County burned about 560 acres by Monday afternoon.
Cal Fire said it was growing at a "critical rate of speed."
No injuries were reported as of 1:56 p.m.
Evacuations
The Juniper Fire in Riverside County burned about 560 acres by Monday afternoon. The zones in red were under evacuation orders, while the zones in yellow were under evacuation warnings as of 2:07 p.m.
Cal Fire
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the following perimeter:
North of Rocky Hills
West of Forrest Road
East of El Nido Road
South of Orange Avenue
Evacuation warnings were made within the following perimeter:
North of Eucalyptus
West of Highway 74
East of Post Road
South of Ellis Avenue
An evacuation map can be found here. Santa Rosa Mine Road is closed between Juniper Road and Post Road
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