San Bernardino fire update

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At about 1:30 a.m. this morning a fire broke out near Martin Ranch and Meyers roads in the Verdemont area of San Bernardino, according to a statement from the mayor.

The fire burned about 75 acres but is now contained. No structures were burned, and no injuries were reported. The Green Valley Lake/Slide fire has jumped across Highway 18 and is burning near the Smiley Park/Fredalba Road area around Highway 330, just south of Running Springs.

The city is monitoring the fire’s progress down the front side of the San Bernardino Mountains and the risk to the eastern portions of the cities of San Bernardino and Highland. People are being evacuated from the mountain communities to the Citrus and Damus buildings at the National Orange Show Events Center at Arrowhead Avenue and Mill Street in San Bernardino. To contact the evacuation center, call (909) 888-1481.