(KTLA-TV) |
IDYLLWILD -- The Cottonwood Fire burning between Hemet and Idyllwild was contained by Monday evening.
The fire scorched 2,409 acres about four miles east of Hemet and the Valle Vista area in the San Jacinto Mountains
The blaze began shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday about 10 miles east of Hemet.
The Cottonwood Fire burned on both sides of state Route 74, which was closed for a time. It was reopened to all traffic early Sunday.
Homes in Bee Canyon and on Willowbrook Road were considered at risk on Thursday and Friday.
Five firefighters had suffered heat-related illness or injury as of Sunday morning. All were treated at local hospitals and released.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. It may have been sparked by a transformer problem or a downed electrical line about a quarter-mile east of Bee Canyon, officials said.
Suppression costs of the fire were estimated at $2.65 million.
The fire scorched 2,409 acres about four miles east of Hemet and the Valle Vista area in the San Jacinto Mountains
The blaze began shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday about 10 miles east of Hemet.
The Cottonwood Fire burned on both sides of state Route 74, which was closed for a time. It was reopened to all traffic early Sunday.
Homes in Bee Canyon and on Willowbrook Road were considered at risk on Thursday and Friday.
Five firefighters had suffered heat-related illness or injury as of Sunday morning. All were treated at local hospitals and released.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. It may have been sparked by a transformer problem or a downed electrical line about a quarter-mile east of Bee Canyon, officials said.
Suppression costs of the fire were estimated at $2.65 million.
