Calimesa Spot Fires Under Investigation

CALIMESA, CA — A cluster of spot fires north of Interstate 10 in Calimesa Tuesday combined into a brush fire that scorched just under an acre before it was stopped.

The non-injury blaze was reported at 4:50 p.m. in the area of Fremont Street and Avenue L, roughly a mile north of I-10, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

Multiple engine crews from the county and city of Calimesa were sent to the location and encountered two to three spot fires, which merged into a single blaze in medium vegetation, clear of structures.

Firefighters halted the brusher's forward rate of spread at 5:15 p.m., after which crews tied up gaps, achieving full containment minutes later, according to reports from the scene.

The cause of the spot fires was under investigation.