Murrieta fire 75 percent contained

LA CRESTA, Calif. The non-injury fire was reported just before noon near Skyhigh Drive and Skybreeze Court, said Jody Hagemann of Cal Fire.

It was 75 percent contained by 3 p.m., with full control expected by 6 p.m. Friday, she said.

An evacuation order affecting the Bear Creek Golf and Country Club, on Bear Creek Drive in Murrieta, was lifted after 1:40 p.m.

About 185 firefighters, including helicopter and plane crews fought the blaze, Hagemann said.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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