#SilverFire Update:
6000AC
1000+ FF
Addl S/T enroute
15 Structures Destroyed, more damaged.
Cabazon Area now under evacuation.#cafire— SoCal EMS and Fire (@SoCalEMSFire) August 8, 2013
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling the rapidly-moving Silver Fire that has burned through 6,000 acres (Update: 10,000 acres) and counting in Riverside County, Calif. Hundreds have been evacuated and 15 structures were reportedly destroyed. The latest update puts containment at 0 percent.
6,000 acre fast-moving #silverfire burning in CA, 20 min west of Palm Springs. Firefight involves more than 1000 –@StephanieElam reports
— New Day (@NewDay) August 8, 2013
#SilverFire burning, visible from 10 fwy, in Banning. 6,000 acres, 15 structures destroyed. 3 inj. @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/icDYm9A7SP
— Tena Ezzeddine (@TenaNYCLA) August 8, 2013
Power lines in #Cabazon glow with light from #SilverFire. Taken at 2:30 a.m. Aug. 8 by @NewsNay pic.twitter.com/jpUjYwOUXP via @BanningPatch
— Ruben Villaescusa (@RubenNews) August 8, 2013
Flames from #SilverFire burn near the top of a hillside south of the I-10 freeway near the Cabazon exit. @MyDesert pic.twitter.com/wrp9A4fGNg
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
It's smokey and windy on Highway 243 across from where the #SilverFire is burning the hillside. @MyDesert pic.twitter.com/71L1cZKC67
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
Flames from the #SilverFire can be seen from the Cabazon exit at the I-10 freeway. @MyDesert #nightshift pic.twitter.com/n2vyrrCIqS
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
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Hills above Banning are lit up by fire this morning.#SilverFire pic.twitter.com/Ja7DkQhIgr
— eric spillman (@ericspillman) August 8, 2013
Desert Sun reporter Denise Goolsby tweeted dramatic photos of the burn operation aimed at containing the fire.
The #SilverFire burning operation near Old Banning Idyllwild Road has begun. @MyDesert pic.twitter.com/RcDJaHjjGq
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
Firefighters perform a burn operation near Old Banning Idyllwild Road. @MyDesert #SilverFire pic.twitter.com/plvVjOzvfh
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
#SilverFire burn operation near Old Banning Idyllwild Road. @MyDesert pic.twitter.com/X0tQte85U3
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
@saamato Hi Sara! They intentionally set a fire that burns toward the actual fire & wipes out the vegetation so it will stop burning.
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
Another shot of the #SilverFire burn operation near Old Banning Idyllwild Road. @MyDesert pic.twitter.com/SiTBFLwUSr
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
The latest evacuations:
12:15 a.m. Mandatory evacuation #SilverFire Part of Cabazon – Peach, Plum & Eucalyptus streets, and Riza, Ida & Helen aves. E to Elm St
— Gail Wesson (@Gail_Wesson) August 8, 2013
#SilverFire Evacs for Cabazon Area:
Peach St
Plum St
Eucalyptus St
Riza Ave
Ida Ave
Helen Ave
Elm St is the eastern edge of evacs.#cafire— SoCal EMS and Fire (@SoCalEMSFire) August 8, 2013
The Silver Fire also caused injuries to at least two firefighters and one civilian.
Civilian injured in #SilverFire suffered "serious" burns; was airlifted to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for treatment. @MyDesert
— Denise Goolsby (@denisegoolsby) August 8, 2013
#SilverFire is at 6,000 acres with 0% containment. 2 firefighters have been injured today. The terrain is historically dangerous.
— Matt Johnson (@MattWSB) August 8, 2013
Twitchy will monitor news about the Silver Fire and update as new information becomes available.
Update:
The fire has now burned through 10,000 acres.
Editor’s note: The title and text of this post have been updated to reflect the latest news.