Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Burns East Of Lake Elsinore
Nearly 100 firefighters were battling the Juniper Fire by ground and air.
![The cause of the blaze is under investigation.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/98363/20240722/093229/styles/patch_image/public/riverside-county-cal-fire-truck-california-patch-renee-schiavone___22213129069.jpg)
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.
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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.
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The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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