WATCH LIVE: Officials provide update on deadly Fairview Fire in Hemet with another day of intense heat ahead
Crews on Wednesday continued their efforts to stop the spread of a deadly wildfire in Hemet that has burned at least 4,500 acres and forced the evacuation of over a thousand homes.Crews on Wednesday continued their efforts to stop the spread of a deadly wildfire in Hemet that has spread to 5,000 acres and forced the evacuation of over a thousand homes.
With intense heat in the forecast for at least a few more days, fire officials on Tuesday said the blaze has the potential to burn up to 7,000 acres. The fire is 5% contained. "That area is a one way in, one way out. So if you don't leave in time, or if you get trapped by fire, there's no other way to go," said Cal Fire's Richard Cordova.Evacuations were ordered for thousands of homes in the area. The initial evacuation applied to the area south of Thornton Avenue, north of Polly Butte Road, west of Fairview Avenue and east of State Street.
Additional evacuation warnings were issued overnight for Bautista Canyon Road, south of Stetson and north of the Two Streams Fork trailhead.
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