Posted: 08/30/2009 07:10:35 PM PDT
OAK GLEN - The brush fire that ignited Sunday afternoon has grown to more than 350 acres, threatening an unknown number of homes but so far no homes have been damaged.
Fire officials said there is no containment yet on the fire.
Calfire information officer Jason Meyer said Oak Glen's southern and southeastern neighborhoods are under a mandatory evacuation order.
An evacuation center has been set up at Yucaipa Community Center, 34900 Oak Glen Road. American Red Cross volunteer Teresa Sherwood said the center has enough food and sleeping space to accommodate 200 people.
The Oak Glen Fire started shortly before 1:40 p.m. Sunday in the brushy hillsides south of Oak Glen and Potato Canyon roads. Dried vegetation is fueling a blaze
A helicopter makes a water drop on flames in Oak Glen on Sunday. About 350 acres had burned in the Oak Glen Fire near Yucaipa. No injuries were reported and no structures burned as of 6 p.m. Sunday. (Will Lester/Staff Photographer)
that has sent flames about 100 feet into the air.
Fire commanders have sent 41 engine companies to battle the Oak Glen Fire. Those firefighters are joined by the members of 18 hand crews. Five water tenders and three bulldozers have also been dispatched to the fire.
Firefighters have been supported from the sky by seven helitankers and eight air tankers. The airtankers include a Martin Mars water bomber and a DC-10 jet that carries a large volume of fire retardant.
This story courtesy of THE SUN
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