The Apple Fire has spread to more than 20,000 acres, and more than 7,800 people have been ordered to evacuate.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – More than a thousand Southern California firefighters and multiple aircraft were working Sunday morning tonear Beaumont, California, which has spread to more than 20,000 acres, sent smoke drifting to Arizona and continues to threaten thousands of homes in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
According to published media reports, witnesses called 911 soon after the fires started, stating a man was seen walking along Apple Tree Lane near Oak Glen Road in unincorporated Cherry Valley, igniting each blaze.Herrera said the fire is burning on two sides. The western edge is in the Forest Falls area in San Bernardino County, while the eastern flank has headed toward the Morongo Band of Mission Indians' reservation in Riverside County.
Officials brought in the Very Large Air Tanker on Saturday, which along with a number of other air tankers were used to target the northwest corner of the fire. As of Saturday night, the only structures lost have been a single-family home and two outbuildings near Avenida Miravilla in Cherry Valley. On Friday night, 31 people checked in and seven families were placed into hotel rooms to the west of Beaumont and Banning, in the Moreno Valley and Redlands areas, according to John Medina, shelter supervisor with the American Red Cross.
“You could see the actual fire from Redlands. That’s 25 miles away,” Yedwalsky said. “I’m worried, but what can you do? I got my loved ones with me. Everything else can be replaced.” On Saturday morning, Beverly Clay stood outside the evacuation center and recalled four years earlier when she had to evacuate her home during the Bogart Fire."We went to get the horses out last night, but they won't let me up there," said Clay, as her three dogs Coco, Trusty and Khaya ate from a paper soup bowl.
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