Riverside County

Human-caused Record Fire prompts evacuation warning in San Jacinto

CAL FIRE Peace Officers determined that the fire in Riverside County was "human-caused."

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Evacuation warnings were issued for parts of Riverside County as the Record Fire burned over 650 acres on Sunday.

The vegetation fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. near Soboba and Gilman Spring roads in San Jacinto. The fire was determined to be human-caused, according to CAL FIRE Peace Officers.

It was not immediately clear whether the fire was intentionally set.

As of 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the uphill burning fire was at 0% containment and evacuation warnings were maintained.

Six firefighters were transported to hospitals with minor injuries, the department stated.

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