According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the fire has already burned some 6,000 acres, and has destroyed three structures.Fresno has sent strike teams of engines, dozers and hand crews to combat the fire in Riverside County. Two firefighters and one civilian have been injured in the fire.
Mandatory evacuations are in place for the communities of Poppet Flats, Twin Pines and Silent Valley. There is no estimate on containment. Highway 243 was closed between Banning and Azalea Trail in Poppet Flats.
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