Forward progress stopped on 600-acre fire burning near World Logistics Center in Moreno Valley
Riverside County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a large brush fire that burned near the World Logistics Center in Moreno Valley on Saturday.
The blaze, which crews dubbed the Iron Fire, was reported at around 2:15 p.m. in the Badlands area near Eucalyptus Avenue and World Logistics Center Parkway, just south of the SR-60 Freeway, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department officials.
"Multiple air and ground resources are working diligently to ensure containment lines are established," firefighters said on Saturday afternoon, as the blaze burned at a moderate rate of spread through the dense vegetation in the area.
At around 8 p.m., they said that forward progress was stopped and that the fire was 1% contained. Containment reached 50% by 8 a.m. Sunday.
As of 1:30 p.m. Sunday, firefighters said that the fire had burned about 635 acres.
The cause of the fire remains unknown and no injuries have been reported.
No evacuation orders have yet been issued, but firefighters said that westbound lanes of SR-60 were closed from I-10 to World Logistics Center Parkway as they continue working to contain the incident. All lanes were reopened just before 8 p.m.
The World Logistics Center is a sprawling warehouse complex that covers 100 million square feet and is the "largest, most efficient and most advanced logistics center in the United States," according to its website.
