Crime & Safety

Wildfire Breaks Out In River Bottom Near Downtown Riverside

A wildfire ignited in the Santa Ana River bottom Sunday, sending plumes of smoke into the air southwest of downtown Riverside.

RIVERSIDE, CA — A wildfire ignited in the Santa Ana River bottom Sunday, sending plumes of smoke into the air southwest of downtown Riverside.

The fire was reported around 2:45 p.m. near the Ryan Bonaminio Park.

Both Riverside county and city firefighters were working to put the blaze out.

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The size of the fire was not immediately clear.

—City News Service

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