The fire ignited after a vehicle fire spread to nearby vegetation, officials said.
A fast-moving brush fire broke out in San Bernardino Wednesday and quickly grew to 100 acres, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby residents.
Dubbed the University fire, it sparked near University Drive and the 215 Freeway around 11:30 a.m. after a vehicle fire spread to nearby vegetation, according to Mike McClintock, battalion chief with the San Bernardino County Fire Department.have been issued for east of North State Street, south of and including Morgan Road, and west of and including Pepperdine Drive south to Grossmont Road.
About 200 personnel were battling the fire from the air and the ground, McClintock said. The fire remained 0% contained.
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