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EVACUATIONS IN AGUANGA AREA DUE TO NIXON FIRE NEAR COUNTY LINE
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Update
8:30 p.m.The Nixon Fire has swelled to 3,500 acres, per pilot estimates
reported on Watch Duty App. A large air tanker will be working the fire
through the night, though some other air drops have been halted
overnight. Winds have been shifting and there is no containment as
darkness falls.
Update 6 p.m.-- The fire is now 1,000, burning into Beauty Mountain Wilderness. Homes remain threatened. Additional large air tankers and other resources have been requestesd by the incident commander, Watch Duty app reports.
By Miriam Raftery
July 29, 2024 (Aguanga, CA) – A fast moving brush fire that started between Aguanga and Anza is threatening numerous homes and has sparked evacuation orders and warnings in Aguanga and on the Cahuilla reservation. The fire in Riverside County is just over the San Diego County line, a few miles of Warner Springs.
It is burning eastward and per Cal Fire is currently around 295 acres with 0% containment.
An evacuation center has been opened at Temecula Valley High School (31555 Rancho Vistas Rd., Temecula). Animal services will be on site to assist with animals.
The fire has a dangerous rate of spread,per the incident commander and news photographers on site.
Multiple strike teams and aircraft have been requested by the incident commander, Watch Duty reports on its app.
A map of the evacuation areas can be viewed at https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/7/29/nixon-fire(link is external).
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