Firefighters say that a fire that nearly spread to homes in Riverside over the weekend was started by illegal fireworks.
They were dispatched to the area near Tyler Street and Jurupa Avenue at around 9 p.m. on Sunday after learning of a blaze that was burning near a row of homes overlooking the Santa Ana River bottom, according to the Riverside Fire Department.
Three engine crews with nearly a dozen crew members were dispatched to the area and found the fire burning behind the homes…