Firefighter hospitalized, civilian injured by Riverside County brush fire

A Riverside County firefighter was hospitalized and a civilian were injured when a brush fire broke out near San Jacinto on Wednesday.

The fire, which was dubbed the Olive Fire, was reported a little before 12 p.m. near Fairview Avenue and Olive Avenue in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista, according to Riverside County Fire Department officials.

Shortly after the blaze first stared a firefighter and a civilian were both injured. The firefighter suffered undisclosed injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the department. They said that the injuries are considered to be minor…

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