Wildfire grows in San Bernardino County
The 250-acre brush fire spurs a voluntary-evacuation order of about 100 Fontana homes and closes two schools.
A wildfire that broke out early this morning in San Bernardino County has grown to more than 250 acres, officials said.
Voluntary evacuation orders were issued for about 100 homes in Fontana near a Buddhist temple at the top of San Sevaine Road, northwest of Interstate 15 and north of the 210 Freeway, said Angie Samayoa, a county fire spokeswoman.
Officials today opened an evacuation center at the Central Park Community Center at 11200 Baseline Road in Rancho Cucamonga.
Summit Intermediate and Etiwanda Colony Elementary schools are closed today because of the fire, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The brush fire was first reported at Foxborough Drive in Fontana at 12:43 a.m., Samayoa said. Winds of 30 to 40 mph pushed the blaze west into the mountains and canyons of Rancho Cucamonga. About 400 firefighters are on the scene along with planes and helicopters dropping water and fire retardant.
"They're holding the line," Samayoa said.
Five years ago, the Grand Prix arson blaze burned more than 57,000 acres and destroyed more than 75 homes.
Officials said today's winds, which are expected to gust up to 50 mph with temperatures in the 90s, are not as strong as the ones that fanned the Grand Prix fire.
A smaller fire in Porter Ranch was reported under control this morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a red-flag warning, indicating a high risk of fire, through 11 p.m. Friday.
Zavis is a Times staff writer.
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