The fire, which crews dubbed the Volcano Fire, was reported at around 2:50 p.m. near Via Volcano and Tenaja Road in the La Cresta area, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The Volcano Fire near Murrieta quickly ballooned to 125 acres Tuesday afternoon.

Three fires broke out in Southern and Central California amid warm temperatures Tuesday, triggering evacuations.

Volcano Fire initially started 2:52 p.m. July 7 at Via Volcano and Tenaja Road, unincorporated Murrieta (La Cresta) in Riverside County, California. By Friday morning, 143.6 acres of land had been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Evacuations orders have been downgraded to warnings as firefighters gained the upper hand on a brush fire burning near Murrieta ...

A fast-moving wildfire erupted near the La Cresta community in unincorporated Murrieta on Tuesday, scorching 75 acres and triggering evacuations as firefighters swarmed the blaze from the ground and ...

Evacuation orders are in effect in Murrieta as firefighters battle a brush fire. The Volcano Fire was reported just before 3 p.m. Tuesday and has swelled to 77 acres near the Santa Rosa Plateau ...