Wildfire burns more than 200 acres near Yucaipa

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A firefighter rounds up cattle to keep them away from the approaching Mentone wildfire in Yucaipa. The fire has burned more than 200 acres off Highway 38 and Bryant Street. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Misty Mumper of Yucaipa cries with her mother, Cheryl Mumper, as their property burns on the hillside above. They were able to evacuate their horses and dogs but not their goats. Family members later returned to the property and found the home and goats safe. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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A firefighter watches a hot spot in Yucaipa. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Jeremiah Jackson of Yucaipa uses a garden hose to put out hot spots on the Mumper property. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Crews from Oak Glen put out smoldering hotspots on a hillside in Yucaipa. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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A San Bernardino firefighter checks for hot spots as the sun sets over a burned hillside south of Highway 38 near Bryant Street in Yucaipa during the Mentone wildfire. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

By Emily Foxhall and Joseph Serna

June 28, 2013 6:33 PM PT

A wildfire that began Friday afternoon near the San Bernardino County city of Yucaipa quickly burned through more than 200 acres, officials said.

Evacuations are in place for residents north of Carter Street and west of Bryant Street, said Carol Underhill, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino National Forest.

The brush fire started about 2 p.m. near Highway 38 and Bryant Street, Underhill said.

“The heat and the flames and what is in the smoke is not helping us at all,” California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Bill Peters told KTLA-TV Channel 5.

At least one chopper and helitanker are helping fight the flames.

Neighbors stood on rooftops with hoses and soaked their homes even as firefighters moved through neighborhoods and warned people to leave.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

California temperatures have been soaring in the first major heat wave of the summer, and humidity levels remain low, putting firefighters on high alert.

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