Yearling Fire now 70% contained in Riverside County after forcing evacuations

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued for a Jurupa Valley neighborhood on Wednesday after a brushfire broke out nearby, threatening multiple homes as flames were fueled by strong gusts of wind. 

The Yearling Fire was reported a little after 4 p.m. near Yearling Way and Baldwin Avenue, east of the Van Buren Boulevard corridor, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department firefighters. 

Crews said that they arrived to find flames burning through vegetation at a moderate rate of spread directly behind multiple homes, prompting evacuation orders and warnings. 

Firefighters ordered evacuations for residents living near Yearling Way and Gray Mare Drive, and evacuation warnings for a large group of other homes in the neighborhood. All evacuations and warnings have since been lifted. 

The rate of spread was slowed after water-dropping aircraft arrived to help ground crews. As of 11:30 p.m., the blaze was reported to have burned 34 acres and was 70% contained. They said that forward progress was stopped at around 6:15 p.m.

It's unclear what started the fire. No injuries have yet been reported. 

Firefighters from the Riverside and Ontario fire departments were also assisting with the firefight.