Firefighters battled a large fire that sent heavy black smoke into the air at the Badlands landfill in Moreno Valley Sunday evening.
At approximately 5:15 p.m. on August 16, 2026, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire responded to the area of the 60 Freeway and Gilman Springs Road following reports of a vegetation fire.
Arriving crews encountered heavy smoke and fire burning near several pieces of heavy equipment at the landfill…