Wildfires in Riverside County burning homes, triggering evacuation warnings

Multiple brush fires broke out in the Inland Empire on Sunday, charring hundreds of acres, triggering some evacuation orders and burning several homes.

The fires were burning in Riverside, in the Corona area, and in the San Bernardino National Forest.

At least three homes were burning in Riverside as seen in aerial coverage by AIR7. Fire officials said four other structures were damaged by flames. About 1,500 homes are in the area near the fire.

The Riverside blaze, called the Hawarden Fire was first reported just after 1 p.m. off Hawarden Drive. By early Sunday evening, it was estimated at more than 500 acres with no containment.

Evacuations were being ordered in an area described as "Eagle Crest Ct. & Chartwell Dr. Horace St. & Hawarden Dr. Golden Hills Care and Receiving Center: Orange Terrace Community Center, 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy., 92508."

No injuries were immediately reported.

The Eagle Fire was reported around 2 p.m. to the east of Corona starting in the area near Eagle Canyon and Cajalco roads.

Authorities issued evacuation orders for an area described as: "zone RVC-0968; North of Farley Avenue, South of Cajalco Road, East of Verdino Circle and Cajalco Road, and West of Cajalco Road."

Evacuation warnings were issued for: "zone RVC-1054, RVC-1055, and RVC-0969; North of Dawson Canyon Road, South of Cajalco Road and Dawson Canyon Road, East of Dawson Canyon Road and Foster Road, and West of Lake Mathew's Drive."

A map of evacuation areas is available here.

By 7:51 p.m. fire officials said forward progress of the Eagle Fire had been stopped after it burned 450 acres. The evacuation warnings were lifted.

A smaller blaze, the Saddle Fire, was reported in the morning on Empty Saddle Trail in Riverside County but was contained at under 3 acres

Another fire, called the Blue Fire, was burning in the San Bernardino National Forest around 2:30 p.m., but an acreage estimate was not immediately available.