CHERRY VALLEY, Calif. — A brush fire that erupted today alongside Interstate 10 in Calimesa charred almost 90 acres and disrupted freeway traffic before it was stopped.
The non-injury blaze was reported at 10:50 a.m. Monday along westbound I-10, between Cherry Valley Boulevard and Brookside Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department and California Highway Patrol.
The fire department said multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a moderate rate through heavy brush within open space…