Four wildfires broke out in southern California’s Riverside County over the weekend amid sweltering temperatures.
The largest of the blazes—the Rabbit Fire—had burned 7,600 acres by Sunday and is 10 percent contained after it ignited Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Cal Fire authorities reported a vegetation fire Friday in the community of Lakeview. The Rabbit Fire was first reported as 20 acres and burning with a rapid rate of spread. Cal Fire investigators are still looking into what caused it.
An incident update Sunday said at least 152 structures are threatened by the Rabbit Fire. Authorities said in the update they expect the blaze to be fully contained by Wednesday.
Firefighters made progress on Sunday and downgraded part of the evacuation order in place for the Rabbit Fire to an evacuation warning for several areas, Cal Fire wrote on Twitter.
Firefighters were also working to contain the much-smaller Reche, Highland, and Gavilan fires that started in Riverside County on Friday and Saturday.
Evacuation orders for the Reche and Highland fires were lifted Sunday, according to an update from Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department.
The Reche Fire has burned through more than 435 acres and is 60 percent contained, while the Highland fire has burned through 105 acres and is 70 percent contained as of Sunday afternoon.
“Those fires are pretty much wrapping up,” Cal Fire Riverside County Fire Department Information Officer Captain Richard Cordova said Saturday.
Mr. Cordova added that containment lines for the two wildfires were improving.
The Gavilan fire, located in the unincorporated Perris area of Riverside County, has burned 250 acres and is 50 percent contained. Evacuation warnings for that fire remain in place, authorities said.
Over 3,030 wildfires have burned more than 10,400 acres across California so far in 2023, according to Cal Fire.
The CNN Wire contributed to this report.
