RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Dexter Fire broke out in downtown Riverside around noon near the Indian Hill Road and Ladera Lane.
Residents were asked to evacuate homes located on Indian Hill Road, Ladera Lane and Beacon Way, but were let back in their homes by 4 p.m.
The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to the blaze.
Embers falling from the blaze were threatening structures in the vicinity of Ladera Lane, Beacon Way and Indian Hill Road.