The Apple Fire, a possible arson blaze in Southern California, burned 20,000 acres and was 0% contained Sunday, quintupling in size in under 24 hours.
The blaze forced the evacuation of nearly 8,000 residents, starting in Cherry Valley and quickly burning through Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
See images of the firefight below.
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The Apple Fire is seen from Yucaipa Aug. 1, 2020.
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The Apple Fire is seen from the Cabazon area Aug. 1, 2020.
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A firefighter watches the flames crest a ridge during the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A firefighter walks back to his truck near a pyrocumulus ash plume during the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The 747 Supertanker makes a retardant drop on a ridge as firefighters continue to battle the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Firefighters wait in an open field as flames make their way across a hillside during the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pasadena Fire Department firefighters perform structure protection as flames sparkle on a hillside behind a home during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A helicopter drops water on hot spots during the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Water from a fire engine creates a rainbow near flames as firefighters continue to battle the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT – The moon rises behind a firefighter as he rests atop his firetruck during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Firefighters watch as flames approach a retardant line near a residential community during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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CHERRY VALLEY, CA – AUGUST 01: Flames and heavy smoke approach on a western front of the Apple Fire, consuming brush and forest at a high rate of speed during an excessive heat warning on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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CHERRY VALLEY, CA – AUGUST 01: Flames creep through a forest understory at the Apple Fire as an excessive heat warning continues on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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CHERRY VALLEY, CA – AUGUST 01: Flames approach on a western front of the Apple Fire, consuming brush and forest under a nearly full moon during an excessive heat warning on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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CHERRY VALLEY, CA – AUGUST 01: Flames and heavy smoke approach on a western front of the Apple Fire, consuming brush and forest at a high rate of speed during an excessive heat warning on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Horses graze as flames from the Apple fire skirt a ridge in a residential area of Banning, California on August 1, 2020. – 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1,2020, and round 8pm PT the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
