Firefighters tackling the fast‑moving Bain Fire in California were forced to halt water‑dropping flights on Tuesday afternoon after at least three civilian drones were spotted over the blaze near Jurupa Valley, officials said. The Bane Fire, burning in the Santa Ana River bottom near Riverside since late Tuesday morning, had scorched about 1,375 acres by 8:30 p.m. local time and was only 10% contained.
The fire was first reported at 11:24 a.m. on 19 May on the north side of the dry river channel, close to Bain Street and Limonite Avenue in Jurupa Valley, just north of the Hidden Valley Nature Center, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Pushed by shifting winds through thick brush, it moved quickly towards nearby neighbourhoods, injuring residents, damaging structures and triggering a patchwork of mandatory evacuations and warnings across western Riverside.
