Riverside County firefighters halted the forward progress of a nearly 50-acre brush fire burning near Temecula on Saturday.
The blaze, dubbed the Vail Fire, as it burned in the wilderness near Vail Lake, was reported at around 8:30 a.m. near the dam and Highway 79, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Firefighters worked to keep the flames from spreading through the dense brush, but the fire was in a “deep and remote canyon,” which prevented engines from accessing the area…