Update 10:05 p.m. The Hathaway Fire burning in mountains northeast of Banning consumed fuel in the Whitewater River watershed Friday and generated significant smoke, but it had grown less than 100 acres in the past 24 hours as of 7 p.m. June 14, according to fire commanders in Beaumont. The mapped estimate for the burned area and active fire was 3,596 acres, and the six-day-old blaze was considered 45 percent contained, Forest Service and other agency officials said in their Friday evening update. "The fire has made short runs toward the Whitewater River which generated a significant column of smoke this afternoon," commanders said. "Smoke has been visible over a wide area however there is no threat to any communities." Night flying air attack equipped with infrared video was to be utilized Friday night, commanders said. Also overnight, firefighters planned to continue building and improving containment lines. There were 1,228 personnel assigned to the fire as of 7 p.m. June 14. There have been ten minor injuries to firefighters since the fire broke out Sunday June 9 on the Morongo Indian Reservation. The cause of the fire was said to be under investigation. One structure described as an out building has been destroyed at the Snow Peak communications site. There was no damage to the communication equipment, fire commanders said.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:06:43 +0000
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