Moreno Valley brush fire fully contained at 65 acres

A brush fire that erupted in Moreno Valley was fully contained Friday after scorching roughly 65 acres.

The fire was first reported at 7:03 p.m. Thursday in a difficult to access area near Nason Street and Dracaea Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

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The blaze grew to about 40 acres by midnight, but crews had managed to building containment lines around more than half of the blaze by that point. Road closures on Dracaea Avenue up to Nason Street and Moreno Beach Drive between Auto Mall Drive and Cottonwood Avenue were lifted shortly before 12:30 a.m. Friday as department personnel stayed overnight, according to public information officer Karina Espinoza

By about 8:30 a.m., the fire department reported full containment of the blaze, with the final size estimated at 65 acres.

There were no reports of structural damage or injuries as of 9:30 a.m., Espinoza confirmed to City News Service.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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