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Canyon Crest Fire grows to 254 acres as it burns near Jurupa Valley
Firefighters and fire trucks assemble in a parking lot near the Canyon Crest fire in Riverside County on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 28, 2024
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This is a developing story and will be updated. For the most up-to-date information about the fire you can check:
A fire that broke out Thanksgiving Day continued to burn close to the Riverside/San Bernardino county line near Jurupa Valley on Friday.
All evacuation warnings have been lifted in Jurupa Valley, and the care and reception center has now closed.
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The basics
- Acreage: 254 acres as of Friday afternoon
- Containment: 15%
- Structures destroyed: None reported
- Deaths: None
- Injuries: None reported
Personnel working on fire: 213
- 37 engines
- 2 dozers
- 7 water tenders
- 6 hand crews
Evacuation warnings lifted
All evacuation warnings have been lifted in Jurupa Valley, and the care and reception center has now closed.
What we know so far
The Canyon Crest Fire was at 254 acres with 15% containment as of Friday afternoon. The fire was first reported at 5:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day in the area of Canyon Crest Drive and Weeping Willow Lane in Fontana, and within hours spread to Jurupa Valley, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. CalFire reports no structures have been destroyed or damaged.
A large number of fire engines, crews, bulldozers and water dropping helicopters assisted in fighting the fire yesterday. They worked on containment throughout the night in challenging winds coming out of the east, according to CalFire and the Riverside County Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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