Four structures destroyed and one firefighter injured in Yucca Valley fire - BERITAJA

A mini brushwood occurrence successful Yucca Valley did immoderate important harm connected Sunday — destroying 4 structures and starring to the wounded of a firefighter.

The blaze, called the Skyline fire, started about 2 p.m. successful the 52000 artifact of Skyline Road and, successful the early afternoon, had the imaginable to turn overmuch larger successful size, possibly to 500 acres, according to occurrence officials.

Two water-dropping helicopters and six aerial tankers were dispatched.

The guardant advancement was stopped astatine 39 acres — but not earlier the 4 structures were destroyed. Details about the structures were not instantly released, but “damage inspection teams and Red Cross has been requested for aggregate displaced residents,” according to an update from the Cal Fire San Bernardino Unit nationalist accusation office.

Within 2 hours of the commencement of the fire, officials reported that the threat to structures was “mitigated.” Officials besides said that 1 firefighter had been injured and treated astatine the scene. There was nary denotation that the injuries were superior capable to require hospitalization.

Just aft 8:30 p.m., a Cal Fire bulletin described the occurrence arsenic 25% contained, pinch constricted anticipation of further spread. To forestall a imaginable flare-up, occurrence crews would beryllium “working done the night,” officials said.