Crews quell San Bernardino brush fire as heat persists
A brush fire broke out late Friday in San Bernardino, scorching about 40 acres of land just west of the 215 Freeway and less than a mile from a middle school.
Fire crews were on scene near the intersection of University and Hallmark parkways about 11 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported.
On the department’s Twitter page, officials said they built a line around the fire within about three hours; the fire was contained to about 40 acres.
For more than a week, extremely high temperatures have baked the Southland, combining with high winds and years of drought to create conditions that can help fires spread quickly. Such conditions fueled the fast-moving Sand fire in the Santa Clarita Valley earlier this week that charred more than 38,000 acres.
Though much of the region has cooled in recent days, some areas such as the Indian Wells Valley and Kern County Desert remain under excessive heat warnings. Some parts of San Bernardino could reach highs of close to 100 degrees on Saturday.
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