Brush Fire Burns East Of Lake Elsinore

HOMELAND, CA — A brush fire that broke out at 5 p.m. Monday east of Lake Elsinore has charred 15 acres, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The non-injury Juniper Fire was reported in the area of Juniper Flats and Mapes roads, just north of Highway 74, in the unincorporated community of Homeland, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

Nearly 100 firefighters were battling the blaze by ground and air.

Juniper Flats Road was closed due to the fire.

No homes or other structures were immediately threatened, and no evacuation warnings or orders appeared imminent.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.