A brush fire broke out in Moreno Valley in Riverside County on Saturday afternoon, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky as flames marched across the hilly terrain.
The Round fire, which had scorched more than 200 acres as of Saturday afternoon, was one of about 10 blazes burning across the state, according to CalFire. The largest of the blazes were in Fresno County, where the Fresno June Lightening Complex fire and the Basin fire were each about 10,000 acres.
In Riverside County, firefighters launched an all-out attack on the Round fire to try to stop it before it could grow. Air tankers, helicopters and more than 160 personnel attacked the blaze, which ignited about 12:20 p.m. near the intersection of Gilman Springs Road and Allesandro Boulevard. No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened. “We try to stop these things as fast as we can,” said Rob Reesen, spokesperson for CalFire/Riverside.
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