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Murrieta Brush Fire 40% Contained, Firefighter Injured

MURRIETA -- A brush fire has burned about 80 acres of heavy brush near Lake Elsinore, according to Riverside County fire officials.

KTLA.com | Published: 09/02/2010 08:31
The so-called Clinton Fire is burning in the Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve.

The blaze was reported at 1:14 p.m. Wednesday in the La Cresta area, according to Riverside County fire Capt. Rick Griggs.

About 300 firefighters, 33 engines and 8 aircraft were fighting the fire.

It was about 40 percent contained Wednesday evening, with full containment expected by midnight.

No homes are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered.

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