Authorities in Hemet, California, said two people were killed and at least one other person was injured as the Fairview wildfire continued to spread rapidly. Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department reported on the fire late Monday night, saying the fire had spread to 700 acres and was only 5 percent contained. The fire is about 80 miles east of Los Angeles. It destroyed at least seven structures and damaged several others, according to Cal Fire. Authorities have not yet released further details about the two people who were killed. WILD FIRES DESTROY 10,000 ACRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Amid Record-Breaking Heat Neighborhoods in East Hemet were ordered to evacuate around 5:00 p.m., about an hour after the fire started in Fairview. Several structures were engulfed in flames and one person was taken to a local hospital with burns. The Fairview fire exploded to more than 500 acres in about an hour Monday afternoon. (Cal Fire) Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies went door-to-door in neighborhoods under evacuation orders to make sure people got out safely. Several aircraft and hundreds of firefighters were at the scene as of 6:00 p.m Drought conditions and extreme heat have combined to make California particularly vulnerable to devastating wildfires recently. Neighborhoods in East Hemet were ordered to evacuate. (Cal Fire) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Downtown Los Angeles hit 103 on Sunday, while Burbank hit a record 110. Two women were found dead last week in the northern California town of Weed after the Mill Fire tore through the area. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
