The Bogart fire in Southern California is continuing to spread after injuring a few firefighters and increasing in size since its first blaze late Tuesday night in the Beaumont area. Officials have slightly contained the fire in the Cherry Valley area (Riverside), a blaze speculated to be human-caused.

Even with the fire partly contained, any shift in wind change can heighten the blaze as it reaches through areas of vegetation.

Bogart Fire Cause

The fires in the Cherry Valley area started Tuesday night in “Bogart Park” hence its name and officials believe the fire is human-caused. It started at 1,250 acres and was 20 percent contained by Wednesday morning.


Cal Fire investigators found evidence at the fire’s starting point that says kids may have started the fire in the park Tuesday night.

Bogart Fire evacuations

When the fire started at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, officials made several evacuations in areas surrounding the Bogart Park area. Firefighters faced some difficulties during earlier fires this month where only half of the residents under mandatory evacuation orders followed procedures.

Still, no homes were burned in Wednesday morning’s blaze. The fire mostly went through vegetation. Authorities quickly contained parts of the fire with available air support when flames started to brush near homes.

“Our priority is to protect life and property,” Cal Fire Capt. Liz Brown told The Sun Wildfires.

Firefighters Injured in Bogart Fire

Firefighters put up a good fight in containing 20 percent of the Bogart fire in Southern California. More than 400 firefighters were sent to combat the fire. Ten percent of the firefighters were injured in the flames Tuesday night but nothing was life threatening.

As authorities continue to combat the fire, five helicopters and nine air tanks are sent in to help them completely destroy the fire. There are a handful of hot spots for firefighters to work on Wednesday.

Bogart Fire Spread

The Bogart fire is the third largest fire in Southern California this month where 35,000 acres of land was blackened by the Blue Cut and Pilot fires. Bogart is expected to blaze through more land, reaching the Banning Water Canyon that supplies water supply to surrounding cities.

It is growing fast in its earliest stage just like the Blue Cut fire.