Brush fire erupts in ‘light flashy fuels’ in Riverside County

Firefighters are responding to a wildfire that erupted amid “light flashy fuels” in Riverside County Thursday morning, officials said.

The Madera Fire was reported at 9:33 a.m. near Pauba Road and Winners Circle in an unincorporated area of Temecula, not far from Highway 79.

“Firefighters are on-scene of approximately 25 acres burning in light flashy fuels,” Cal Fire posted on X

at 10:15 a.m.

Cal Fire updated the size of the fire to 35 acres in its incident update shortly after 11 a.m.

“Additional ground and air resources are responding,” officials stated in the update.

The fire, which was located about 7 miles from the Pechanga Resort Casino, comes amid some of the hottest temperatures of the summer in Southern California.

A heat advisory is currently in effect for Riverside County, where afternoon highs could reach 107 degrees.

No cause of the fire was initially reported.