‘A living nightmare.' San Bernardino brush fire destroys homes, kills family's dogs

One person was detained in connection with a brush fire in San Bernardino that destroyed several homes and killed a family's three dogs in a hillside neighborhood on Monday.

The fire was reported in the 3300 block of Beverly Drive in the Little Mountain area. It was reported sometime around 2:40 p.m. when the temperature at the time was 109 degrees.

The fire was quickly described as an "immediate structure threat" and as of 5:45 p.m., was held at 54 acres with 25% containment, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. By Tuesday morning, the 100-acre fire was 75-percent contained.

• All residents living on the south side of and south of Ridge Line Drive
• All residents living on the north side and north of Edgehill Rd west to and including Beverly Drive; east to Circle Road.

“They’re really, really devastated because of their loss," Diaz said. "You know, all the material (things), it doesn’t really matter. The motor home, the car, you know, it doesn’t really matter. It’s all material. But when you lose a pet, a loved one, it’s more difficult.”

Details about how the fire started were not immediately available.

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The San Bernardino Police Department said one person was detained in connection with the fire, but officials did not release more information regarding that. They later said that individual was released.