Front lines: Firefighters battle Murrieta blaze (photo gallery)

Nearly 150 acres have been consumed in a wildfire that originated Sunday near the 39300 block of Via Temprano in Murrieta.

Read: Witnesses: Two structures lost in Murrieta fire, 150 acres burned

Via Temprano fire in Murrieta (Joe Fanaselle/SWRNN)

 

Photo Gallery courtesy of Joe Fanaselle:

Cal Fire and Murrieta Fire Department crews battled the blaze, along with air tankers that dropped retardant to tamp down the blaze.

Via Temprano fire in Murrieta (Joe Fanaselle/SWRNN)

According to Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson, there were no mandatory evacuations, however, residents evacuated horses from a property on Summerview Drive south of Los Alamos Road as the Temprano Fire rapidly approached.

Via Temprano fire in Murrieta (Joe Fanaselle/SWRNN)

 

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