Little growth on Oak Glen blaze, but weather still a concern

The Oak Glen III Fire didn't expand much overnight, but fire officials said there are still some areas of the blaze burning heavily and the weather will continue to be hot and dry today.

The blaze grew just 13 acres between Monday night and this morning, said Cal-Fire spokesman Jason Meyer. The blaze was estimated at 1,013 acres.

"Mandatory evacuations for Oak Glen are still in effect because there are still some pretty active areas of the fire," Meyer said.

The fire was 40 percent contained.

Meanwhile, fire officials estimated the Pendleton Fire in Yucaipa had burned 640 acres of brush. Firefighters had that fire 45 percent contained.

About 200 homes along Wildwood Canyon remained under mandatory evacuation while firefighters battled flare ups and lit back fires overnight.

"We had a report about an hour ago about a flare-up that consumed five acres pretty quickly," Meyer said.

Fifty fire engines were assigned to the Pendleton blaze, along with 40 hand crews and eight bulldozers. Aircraft will be moving between both blazes today.

- melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com