A brush fire in Riverside County, California, has burned more than 2,000 acres, prompting two evacuation orders and 11 evacuation warnings. The non-injury Shore Fire was reported at 3:23 p.m. Monday in a sparsely populated area near Lake Shore Drive and San Timoteo Canyon Road.

The Riverside County Fire Department sent multiple engine and hand crews to the location, including personnel from the Hemet Fire Department, Palm Springs Fire Department, and Cal Fire-San Bernardino County. Two Cal Fire water-dropping helicopters and five air tankers began runs on the fire by 4:20 p.m.

The fire had burned 120 acres of vegetation by approximately 5 p.m. and 450 acres as of 6 p.m. Monday. An evacuation order was issued at 6 p.m. for the area with scattered residential and commercial properties on the perimeter of the fire bordered by San Timoteo Canyon Road and the Moreno Valley Freeway due to the immediate threat to life.

An evacuation center was established for people and pets at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley. Large animal intakes were also available at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus in San Jacinto. The fire had expanded to 1,500 acres with zero containment by 8:15 p.m. and had grown to 2,053 acres by 12:04 a.m. Tuesday with 20% containment.

Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.