A brush fire broke out in Murrieta on Saturday, Aug. 3, prompting temporary evacuations and a partial freeway closure.
The fire was reported along the east side of the 215 Freeway between Los Alamos and Clinton Keith roads, according to the Murrieta Police Department.
Structure fires were reported along Whitewood Road.
An immediate evacuation order was issued for the area east of the 215, west of Ruth Ellen Way and north of Los Alamos Road.
Initially, all northbound lanes of the 215 Freeway between Los Alamos Road and Clinton Keith Road were closed by the fire. All lanes later reopened.
The evacuation orders were eventually canceled.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
VEGETATION FIRE UPDATE:
Crews remain on the scene of the vegetation fire off I-215 between Los Alamos Rd and Clinton Keith. Please avoid the area. There are no other fires in the city at this time. All evacuation orders have been LIFTED Whitewood is OPEN. NB I-215 OPEN (1 LANE)— Murrieta Police Department (@MurrietaPD)
The fire comes on the heels of the Alamos fire, which broke out Friday on a hillside near a Murrieta sports park burned 72 acres, forcing evacuations.
The Press-Enterprise contributed to this story.
