Two new fires started in Riverside County amid Santa Ana winds, sparking new evacuations in Southern California.
The Scout fire was burning near Mission Boulevard and Crestmore Road in Jurupa Valley, and the second fire was burning in Hemet near Warren Road and Esplanade Avenue, Riverside County fire officials said.
The Scout fire had burned two acres as of 1 p.m. and had the potential to burn five, according to Riverside Fire Department Division Chief Michael Staley. The blaze began around 12:03 p.m. in the Santa Ana River bottom…