Crime & Safety

Smoke In Lakeland Village Sunday Visible From I-15

If you saw smoke driving through Lake Elsinore Sunday afternoon, here's what happened as a fire erupted across the lake.

A small two acre fire ignited Sunday afternoon in Lakeland Village, near Lake Elsinore. Here's what happened.
A small two acre fire ignited Sunday afternoon in Lakeland Village, near Lake Elsinore. Here's what happened. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

LAKELAND VILLAGE, CA — Firefighters battled a two-acre vegetation fire in Lakeland Village Sunday, the Riverside County Fire Department announced.

The fire was reported at 3:40 p.m. Sunday near the area of Grand Avenue and Stoneman Street, where it burned in heavy fuels at a moderate rate of spread, according to the RCFD.

Firefighters reported the forward rate of progress was stopped, but they predicted remaining on the scene for two hours for heavy mop-up.

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