The Santa Rosa Plateau 'Volcano' fire (Daniel Lane)
Updated@ 11 a.m. Aug. 2: Fire officials report that the blaze that has scorched hundreds of acres, toppled one home and injured three firefighters remains at 75 percent containment today.
Full containment is expected at 8 p.m. this evening
Updated @ 10:50 p.m.: The fire has officially been mapped at 350 acres and is now 75 percent contained.
Volcano fire at La Cresta (Daniel Lane)
Updated @ 6:07 p.m.: According to fire officials, the blaze is still at 400 acres and 50 percent contained.
A total of three firefighters have sustained non-life threatening injuries, one of which was transported by paramedics to an area hospital.
According to a Riverside County Fire Department report, the cause of the fire has been determined to be motorized equipment used to clear brush that sparked the blaze.
Updated @ 5:05 p.m.: Officials report that firefighters have continued to hold the blaze to 400 acres, but containment has been changed to 10 percent.
One firefighter is being treated for minor injuries and one structure has been confirmed lost.
The American Red Cross has opened a temporary evacuation center for those who voluntarily evacuated at Murrieta Valley High School, located at 42200 Nighthawk in Murrieta, according to a Riverside County Fire Department report.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Updated @ 4:30 p.m.: Reports at the scene indicate that at least one home is engulfed in flames at this time.
Updated @ 4 p.m.: The fire has grown to 400 acres and is reported to be 20 percent contained, according to a Riverside County Fire Department report.
Additionally, officials with the Riverside County Department of Public Health have issued a smoke warning to residents.
Updated @ 3:02 p.m.: According to a Riverside County Fire Department report, the fire has progressed to 225 acres.
No evacuations have been reported, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Geoff Green.
Sgt. Green, who said Sheriff’s Department officials were at the scene in the event that evacuations were ordered, said, “Cal Fire has done a great job of knocking this down as much as possible.”
No injuries have been reported at this time.
Updated @ 2:41 p.m.: Reports on scene are that some homes in the area are threatened and that evacuations are underway.
Updated @ 1:36 p.m.: Riverside County Fire Department officials report that the fire has spread to 200 acres and is less than 5 percent contained.
Check out more video here: Dramatic video shows Volcano fire devastation
Updated @ 1:19 p.m.: Tenaja residents Janet and Warren Franks report that they are experiencing black smoke and can see flames in the distance.
According to the Franks, no evacuation orders have yet been imposed but roads in the area have been blocked off.
The residents do not believe their home is in jeopardy at this time.
Video of Volcano fire in Santa Rosa Plateau courtesy of Daniel Lane:
Updated @ 12:56p.m.: Riverside County Fire Department officials have reported that the fire has scorched 100 acres in the city of La Cresta and is now being managed along with United States Forest Service (Cleveland).
Original: Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department first responders are on the scene of a vegetation fire burning at Tenaja Road and Via Volcano in De Luz, it was reported today.
The Santa Rosa Plateau 'Volcano' fire (Daniel Lane)
As of noon, the blaze had consumed 15 acres at a moderate rate of spread, according to a Riverside County Fire Department report.
No injuries or evacuations have been reported at this time.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back with SWRNN for more details as they come available.
*Stephanie D. Schulte contributed to this report.
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