Crime & Safety
Firefighters Battle Blaze In Menifee, 7 Acres Charred: Cal Fire
Fire officials said multiple engines were responding to the scene.
MENIFEE, CA — A brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon near the south end of Menifee burned about 7 acres before it was stopped, fire officials said.
The blaze was reported just after 4:30 p.m. near Garbani Road and Pitman Lane, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Fire officials said multiple engines were responding to the location where the brush fire burned on a hill.
No homes or other structures were threatened, and no injuries were reported.
Full containment was expected at 7 p.m., fire officials said.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
City News Service contributed to this report.
