Firefighters are battling a brush fire that is burning close to homes in Jurupa Valley. The Clay Fire was first reported at around 5:15 p.m. near Pedley Road and Van Buren Boulevard, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews.

A brush fire broke out in the riverbed of the Santa Ana River in Jurupa Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 21 just before 5 p.m., burning at least two acres by 5:45 p.m.

Firefighters in Riverside County are responding to a fire that broke out Tuesday evening in Jurupa Valley. The Clay Fire was reported near the Santa Ana River, along Van Buren Boulevard and Pedley Road, according to Cal Fire. The fire is about 3 miles away from Riverside Municipal Airport.