Ribbon Fire: Evacuations Lifted As Containment Grows

PINYON PINES, CA — A 200-acre brush fire that broke out near Pinyon Pines Friday morning was 70 percent contained Saturday evening, allowing residents to return to their homes.

The Ribbon Fire was reported at 10:12 a.m. Thursday near state Route 74 and Ribbonwood Drive, according to Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department, who said it was burning "at a moderate rate of spread."

Evacuation warnings were initially issued for Alpine Village, Pinyon Crest, Pinyon Pines and the Pinyon Flatts campground. Those warnings were lifted Friday.

An evacuation center had been set up at Palm Desert High, 74910 Aztec Road, according to a tweet from the Riverside County Emergency Management Department.

— City News Service contributed to this report / Image via Riverside County Sheriff's Department

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