The fire, which grew to 145 acres, was reported near the El Cariso Campground north of Ortega Highway on Thursday.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Capt. Josh McMillan watches as 10 Tanker makes a retardant drop on the Macy Fire near the Ortega Highway above Lake Elsinore in Lake Elsinore on Thursday, July 25, 2024. and quickly grew to 145 acres reportedly destroyed one home while continuing to threaten dozens of others on Friday morning near the Cleveland National Forest.
The fire, reported just before 5:45 p.m. Thursday near the El Cariso Campground north of Ortega Highway, grew quickly as the flames ran downhill at a “dangerous rate of spread” heading directly toward homes alongside the federal preserve, officials said. Aaron Barrera, 25, hoses catches a water hose to protect the family home on Laguna Avenue as a CAL FIRE firefighters battle the Macy Fire on the west side of Lake Elsinore on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Tanker-10 flies over home near the Macy Fire before making a retardant dump on the hillside above them in Lake Elsinore on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
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