Fire crews increased containment overnight of a brush fire that destroyed homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate this week in Riverside County.
in the Aguanga area, about 60 miles southwest of Palm Springs. The fire started near a home in the vicinity of highways 79 and 371.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
"The fire growth throughout the day was minimal," according to an incident update Tuesday night."However, easterly winds continued and are forecast to remain in the area through Thursday evening, which have the potential to continue pushing the fire in a west/southwest direction. Firefighters will continue constructing handline around the perimeter.
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