A firefighter uses a water jet to douse a smoldering hillside along Oak Bluff Lane in Murrieta. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
The Tenaja fire in Riverside County was still only partly contained Thursday, but no homes had been lost. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Shrouded by heavy smoke, firefighters protect a structure on Silverewood Street in Murrieta. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter douses a smoldering hillside along Oak Bluff Lane in Murrieta. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter watches as the Tenaja fire burns in Murrieta. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
The Tenaja fire rages near Murrieta. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
New evacuation has been ordered in Murrieta as the 2,000 acre fire threaten nearby homes. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
A Cal Fire plane drops retardant on the Tenaja fire burning near Murrieta. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Cyclists stop to look as the Tenaja fire smolders in the hills Thursday morning in Murrieta. The fast-moving fire erupted in hillside terrain near Murrieta on Wednesday night. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
A helicopter makes a water drop on the Tenaja fire Thursday morning. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters battling the Tenaja fire set up to protect homes at the end of Single Oak Way in Murrieta. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Beth Maranville, foreground, prays with fellow Murrieta residents as the fire threatens homes. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Paul Luopa, center, and son Ryan keep an eye on the fire, which threatened homes at the end of Single Oak Way in Murrieta. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Residents watch the fire from the end of Calle Cipres in Murrieta. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Murrieta residents Paul Luopa and son Ryan keep an eye on the fire. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
