Evacuation orders remained in place Tuesday as a brush fire in Riverside County exploded to more than 3,000 acres.
Two brush fires are burning in Riverside County on Tuesday, triggering evacuation warnings and orders and injuring at least five people.
A brush fire that erupted in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley charred at least 100 acres as crews pushed through heavy vegetation to reach the flames.
One of several small brush fires reported on Monday, the Cajon Fire, burned in San Bernardino and destroyed two structures, according to fire crews.
A fast-moving brush fire broke out near homes in Simi Valley, forcing residents to evacuate the area as at least one home burned.
Two wildfires burning near Lancaster on Saturday triggered evacuation warnings and a shelter-in-place order for some Antelope Valley residents.