Crime & Safety
Fire Doused In Lake Elsinore
The non-injury blaze was reported at about 1:20 p.m. in the 18100 block of Collier Avenue.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A fire that erupted Wednesday just west of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore scorched roughly an acre before firefighters got it under control.
The non-injury blaze was reported at about 1:20 p.m. in the 18100 block of Collier Avenue, near Riverside Drive, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames burning at a slow rate in thick vegetation surrounding a canal.
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No homes or other structures were threatened.
Firefighters quickly contained the blaze, which was declared under control at 2:15 p.m., according to reports from the scene.
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The cause of the fire was under investigation.
