A fire in the California Avenue and Stowe Road area of Hemet grew to 105 acres on Monday afternoon, as CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department firefighters worked to contain the flames.
The vegetation fire was reported at 3:01 p.m. in the unincorporated county area of Hemet, CAL FIRE and RVC Fire said in a Twitter statement.
Firefighters from those organizations and the Hemet Fire Department were on the scene “of approx 5 acres of light flashy fuels burning near the county & city boundaries.”
By 4:12 p.m., the Stowe Fire had grown to 105 acres, despite officials utilizing ground and air resources to battle the flames.
No injuries or structure damage were reported, and no evacuations were immediately announced.