Crime & Safety

Beaumont Brush Fire Contained By Firefighters At 15 Acres

Firefighters Saturday evening completed the task of clearing a line of vegetation around a 15-acre wildfire south of Beaumont.

BEAUMONT, CA — Firefighters Saturday evening completed the task of clearing a line of vegetation around a 15-acre wildfire south of Beaumont.

That milestone was reached at 8 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The fire was reported at 1 p.m. burning at a moderate rate in light vegetation east of Lamb Canyon Road and Dump Road, fire officials said.

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About 30 minutes later, they reported that the forward spread of the fire had been stopped.

No injuries or evacuations were reported.

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