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Helicopters Race to Battle Bogart Brush Fire in Riverside County

Firefighters in helicopters were mobilized on Tuesday, August 30 to fight a brush fire burning in Bogart, Riverside County, California. The blaze spread rapidly on Tuesday, growing from 100 acres to 500 acres in just a few hours.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department ordered residents in the Banning Bench and Cherry Valley areas to evacuate south to Beaumont where an evacuation center was established at the Albert A. Chatigny Senior Community Center. Credit: Instagram/carisaleahahn