Tenaja fire near Lake Elsinore stopped at 100 acres, Ortega Highway reopens
A 100-acre wildfire spread near Lake Elsinore in the area of Tenaja Truck Trail and El Cariso Village on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 25, temporarily prompting evacuations and road closures, including along Ortega Highway in Orange and Riverside counties. …
A 100-acre wildfire spread near Lake Elsinore in the area of Tenaja Truck Trail and El Cariso Village on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 25, temporarily prompting evacuations and road closures, including along Ortega Highway in Orange and Riverside counties.
Firefighters from the Cleveland National Forest were battling the Tenaja fire and by 6:31 p.m. its forward rate of spread had been stopped, with containment reported at 25%.
Flames chew up brush as the Tenaja fire burns near Lake Elsinore on Sunday, Aug. 25. (Photo by OnScene.TV)
The Tenaja fire began around 12 p.m. Aug. 25 at Tenaja Truck Trail. (Courtesy of Watch Duty)
A helicopter drops water on the Tenaja fire burning near Lake Elsinore on Sunday, Aug. 25. (Photo by OnScene.TV)
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Flames chew up brush as the Tenaja fire burns near Lake Elsinore on Sunday, Aug. 25. (Photo by OnScene.TV)
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The fire began around 12 p.m. at Tenaja Truck Trail, where it grew to to 44 acres. The blaze spread to 100 acres as of 1:45 p.m., and as of 4:15 p.m., it was measured at 99.5 acres and 25% contained, fire officials said.
Map: This is where the Tenaja fire near Lake Elsinore is burning
The Tenaja Truck Trail area was placed under mandatory evacuation, and El Cariso Village was put under an evacuation warning.
The mandatory evacuation and the evacuation warning were later canceled.
#TenajaFire El Cariso Village evac warning lifted. The Tenaja Truck Trail evac order has been lifted, but it will remain closed to residents only while firefighters and equipment work near the roadway. San Juan Loop Trailhead is temporarily closed as fire equip utilizes the area. pic.twitter.com/nH3WfI5Bu6
Ortega Highway was closed in both directions, Cleveland National Forest authorities announced on X at shortly before 2 p.m. A couple of hours later, it was re-opened to people with proof of residency but still closed to other traffic. By Sunday evening, Ortega Highway had reopened to all traffic, the CHP said at 6:12 p.m. Tenaja Truck Trail remained closed.
An evacuation center had been set up at Lakeside High School at 32593 Riverside Dr. in Lake Elsinore, where light refreshments were offered on Sunday afternoon, according to officials at RivCoReady, Riverside County's Emergency Management Department.
The Emergency Management Department was working alongside the Red Cross.
Small pets could be brought to the shelter at Lakeside High School. Large animals that were evacuated could be taken to the San Jacinto Animal Shelter at 581 S. Grand Ave., San Jacinto.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Staff writers Andrea Klick and Micaela Ricaforte contributed to this story.
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