A brush fire flares up after igniting dry brush early Wednesday afternoon south of Bundy Canyon Road in Wildomar. (Photo by Steve Thornton - Staff Photographer) WILDOMAR: Blaze chars six acres in Wildomar
By The Californian | ∞
A brush fire flares up after igniting dry brush early Wednesday afternoon south of Bundy Canyon Road in Wildomar. (Photo by Steve Thornton - Staff Photographer) WILDOMAR ---- Six acres of brush were charred by a blaze Wednesday afternoon not far from the community known as The Farm.
The fire was reported at 12:48 p.m. in an area south of Bundy Canyon Road near Barker Lane and Keller Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
A towering column of dark smoke could be seen from Lake Elsinore to Temecula as firefighters made their way to battle the blaze. Initially, fire officials believed the flames had the possibility of burning more than 100 acres.
However, a total of 130 firefighters, assisted from above by retardant-dropping aircraft and helicopters, had the flames surrounded in less than an hour and kept the damage at 6 acres.
No injuries or structural damage was reported and the cause of the fire is still being investigated, officials said.
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Tdh wrote on Jul 9, 2008 8:33 PM:Thank you Firefighters.
THANK YOU wrote on Jul 10, 2008 8:46 AM:Let's just keep our fingers crossed that this will be the end of fires in our area...A big huge THANK YOU to all who fought this fire, it is hot enough without having to deal with all the heat from the fire and the smoke. KUDDOS to the firefighters and all that assisted them. Keep up the fantastic work you all do. WE APPRECIATE YOU!!!
KSK wrote on Jul 10, 2008 9:24 AM:Not too far from my home, these firefighters are the best! Thanks to all of them for what they do.
wildomarWatcher wrote on Jul 10, 2008 1:24 PM:Yes, the firefighters are great and deserve our sincere appreciation and support, but crossing our fingers is hardly enough. Everyone needs to actively participate in fire prevention activities to ensure we make it through this fire season with repeating the horrors of last year. We should start with reporting neighbors who are using illegal fireworks. One spark in the abundance of dry grass could burn a whole neighborhood. Think about it.
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