Jurupa Valley fire crews are back on scene battling a brush fire in the Santa Ana River bottom, after having extinguished a blaze in a similar location last week.

Firefighters in Riverside County are battling a wildfire that erupted in a Santa Ana river bottom Monday night that’s threatening structures and has prompted an evacuation warning. The Clay Fire, which was first reported at 5 p.

A brush fire that broke out in the Santa Ana River bottom amid offshore winds that propelled it in the direction of homes burned roughly 38 acres Wednesday before its progress was stopped. The non-injury Clay Fire was reported at 4:45 p.

Firefighters in Riverside County are responding to a fire that broke out Tuesday evening in Jurupa Valley. The Clay Fire was reported near the Santa Ana River, along Van Buren Boulevard and Pedley Road, according to Cal Fire. The fire is about 3 miles away from Riverside Municipal Airport.

Firefighters are battling a nearly 40-acre brush fire that is burning close to homes in Jurupa Valley. The Clay Fire was first reported at around 5:15 p.m. near Pedley Road and Van Buren Boulevard, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews.

Firefighters in Riverside County battled a wildfire that erupted in the Santa Ana river bottom Tuesday night, prompting evacuation warnings for residents in nearby homes. Sandra Mitchell reports Jan.