Evacuation orders and warnings lifted as crews get a handle on wildfire near Lake Elsinore

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KABC) -- Firefighters battled a 55-acre brush fire in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Lake Elsinore Saturday.

The Crump Fire was first reported around 12:30 p.m. Saturday near the area of Crumpton Road and Highway 74, where crews reported smoke showing and the fire burning at a moderate rate of spread in medium fuels, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

At one point, evacuation orders and warnings were in place for residents in the area.

According to Cal Fire, the forward rate of spread was stopped at 3:40 p.m. By 8 p.m., the fire was 95% contained, and all evacuation warnings were lifted.

Crews were continuing to patrol the perimeter, monitor for hot spots and mop up into the night.

At least 15 fire engines, two air tankers, one helicopter, two water tenders and two dozers assisted with the fire.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

City News Service contributed to this report.