Bain Fire Burns 1,375 Acres, Reaches 25% Containment as Evacuation Orders Hit 3 Zones
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Updated · Cal Fire · May 20
Bain Fire Burns 1,375 Acres, Reaches 25% Containment as Evacuation Orders Hit 3 Zones
14 articles · Updated · Cal Fire · May 20
CAL FIRE listed the Bain Fire as active Wednesday after it burned 1,375 acres near Limonite Avenue and Bain Street in Jurupa Valley, with containment at 25%.
Three evacuation-order zones — JUR-0180, JUR-0181-A and RIV-0182 — remained under mandatory evacuation, while 18 additional zones were under warnings.
100 personnel, 22 engines, 2 helicopters, 2 dozers and air tankers from across California were assigned to the fire, whose cause remains under investigation.
The blaze started May 19 in Riverside County, and shelters were opened at La Sierra Senior Center in Riverside and the Jurupa Community Center in Jurupa Valley.
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