The person will not be charged for accidentally causing the blaze, which burned cars, a garage and 11 acres, the Fire Department says.
An 11-acre fire burned right up to homes northeast of the 15 Freeway near Corona Avenue in Corona on Monday. Authorities said a person mowing weeds accidentally sparked the blaze. was ignited when a person using a tractor to cut dry grass created a spark in the brush, the Corona Fire Department said on Wednesday, June 26.The Fire Department will not seek any charges against the person because the fire was accidental, said Daniel Yonan, a department spokesman.
The fire was reported at 2:42 p.m. near Corona Avenue, with flames burning uphill in trees and bushes toward homes on Via Blairo and Mandeville Way.Fire authorities encourage residents to clear brush and anything else that can burn away from their homes. But they discourage cutting weeds with equipment that could cause a spark if it hits a rock during the hottest times of the day. On Monday, such a spark, pushed by strong winds, threatened to destroy homes and prompted evacuations.
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