Firefighters were able to gain the upper hand while battling a nearly 40-acre brush fire that is burning close to homes in Jurupa Valley on Tuesday evening. The Clay Fire was first reported at around 5:15 p.

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.

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.