A fast-spreading wildfire tore through a hillside community in San Bernardino Monday afternoon, engulfing homes and forcing residents to flee.
The Edgehill Fire broke out in the 3300 block of Beverly Drive on Little Mountain around 2:40 p.m., according to San Bernardino County Fire Department, which immediately called for 10 additional engines upon arrival and reported at the time that the fire had already burned five acres.
By 5 p.m., the fire had consumed at least 100 acres and its cause was still unclear.
Dramatic videos from the scene show at least three homes on fire, with residents rushing to leave their burning properties into a blackened, smoke-filled sky.
An evacuation order has been issued for all residents south of Ridge Line Drive and north of Edgehill Road, west to Beverly Drive and east to Circle Road. An evacuation center has been established at Marshall Elementary School, 3288 N. G St. in San Bernardino.
Temperatures in San Bernardino soared to over 100 degrees on Monday. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for the area until 11 p.m. Tuesday, warning that conditions would be dangerously hot, with temperatures expected to reach 110 degrees.
A resident uses a garden hose to help save a home on West Edgehill Road in San Bernardino Monday afternoon.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
