1800 ACRE FIRE BURNING IN SOUTHERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY

August 14, 2012 (Temecula) – The Buck Fire (25 miles southeast of Murrieta and 30 miles northeast of Fallbrook and 18 miles east Temecula)  has charred 1800 acres in the Sage area near Aguanga.  One home is in flames and another ten have been evacuated, the Riverside Press Enterprise reports.  The blaze, which is several miles from the San Diego County , is putting up smoke visible from North County. 

For more details, including evacuation centers for people and large animals, see:

http://tcfireweb.co.riverside.ca.us/firepio/process?action=viewIncidentHtml&id=28628 ,

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/state&id=8773893,

 http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20120814-sage-brush-fire-quickly-growing-home-burning.ece