Three members of the U.S. Forest Service and six other emergency responders, including firefighters, were injured in the 100-acre Mile Fire on Monday, according to an incident report from the San Bernardino National Forest.
The 18 Freeway between 40th Avenue and Highway 183 is currently closed as a result of the blaze, the incident report said, with no estimated time for the highway’s reopening.
The Mile Fire that has left nine people injured was first reported east of the 18 Freeway near Waterman Canyon at 1:42 p.m. on Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service incident report.
By around 5:30 p.m., it was at 100 acres with 160 firefighters working to stop the blaze, the incident report said.
The 100-acre fire had left four firefighters with heat-related injuries by about 3:30 p.m., according to the San Bernardino Fire Department.
No evacuations have been ordered as a result of the fire.
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