A brush fire that erupted Tuesday in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley quickly burned at least 20 acres, prompting evacuation orders in nearby Riverside as crews pushed through heavy vegetation to reach the flames.
The so-called Bain Fire was reported at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday on the north side of the dry channel, in the area of Bain Street and Limonite Avenue, just north of the Hidden Valley Nature Center, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said that multiple engine and hand crews from the county and Riverside Fire Department were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a moderate rate through thick brush.
Evacuation orders were issued in Riverside for the area of Arlington Avenue, between Crestview and Drive and Western Avenue, as well as Sandy Lane, Sunnyvale Drive, Valley Drive, and Fairhaven Drive, a fire department spokesperson said…