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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 provided an update on the fire Monday night, saying the blaze had spread to 700 acres and was only 5% contained.
The fire is about 80 miles east of Los Angeles. It destroyed at least seven structures and damaged several more, according to Cal Fire.
Authorities have not yet provided further details about the two people who were killed.
WILDFIRES DESTROY 10,000 ACRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AMID RECORD HEAT WAVE
At least two people died in the Fairview fire in Hemet, California, according to Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department. (Twitter/@CALFIRERRU)
Firefighters are battling the Fairview Fire, which has grown to 700 acres and was only 5% contained as of Monday night. (Twitter/@CALFIRERRU)
Evacuation of neighborhoods in East Hemet was ordered around 5:00 p.m. m., about an hour after the Fairview fire started.
Several structures were engulfed in flames and one person was transported to a local hospital after suffering burns.
The Fairview Fire exploded to more than 500 acres in about an hour Monday afternoon.
(California fire)
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies went door-to-door in neighborhoods under evacuation orders to make sure people got out safely.
Multiple planes and hundreds of firefighters were on the scene at 6:00 p.m.
Drought conditions and extreme heat have recently combined to make California especially vulnerable to destructive wildfires.
Neighborhoods in East Hemet were under evacuation orders.
(California fire)
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Downtown Los Angeles reached 103 degrees on Sunday, while Burbank reached 110 degrees, which is a record.