'Grigg' Fire Chars 8 Acres In Winchester Area

WINCHESTER, CA — Firefighters stopped a wildfire that burned more than eight acres in the French Valley area near Diamond Valley Lake that ignited Friday afternoon, officials said.

Shortly after it broke out around 1:30 along the 34,000 block of Grigg Road, just south of Diamond Valley Lake, in Winchester, the blaze charred two to three acres and was moving at a moderate rate of spread, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson Jasmine Wood told Patch.

The agency said that multiple engine and hand crews were sent to the area, where flames damaged an outbuilding.

No homes or other structures were impacted.

City News Service contributed to this report.