Firefighters were battling a 50-acre vegetation fire in the Moreno Valley area Friday morning, April 3, authorities said.
The Springs fire was reported around 11 a.m. on the 15900 block of Gilman Springs Road, east of Moreno Valley, the Riverside County Fire Department said.
Gilman Springs Road was closed from Bridge Street to Alessandro Road.
The wind-driven blaze had scorched approximately 50 acres by 11:30 a.m., and had jumped the road, according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit app that tracks fires.
Evacuation orders were requested for areas north of the Ramona Expressway and south of the 60 Freeway, between Davis Road and Mount Eden, Watch Duty reported.
Evacuation warnings were requested for several areas near Lake Perris.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
