Cause of Bonita Fire still unknown

ByMelissa Diaz Hernandez Reading Time: 1 minute

The U.S. Forest Service – San Bernardino National Forest still has not released the cause of the Bonita Fire. The wildland fire was reported at 1:16 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15.
The newspaper previously reported the fire forced the evacuation of Mountain Center and road closures at Morris Ranch Road and Borco Street on Highway 74 and Highway 243 at Saunders Meadow Road. The road closures were lifted by 12:30 p.m. the same day with the exception of Highway 74 from Mountain Center to Lake Hemet, which had a one-lane law enforcement escort.
All evacuation orders and road closures were lifted by 6 p.m. the same day.

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