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.

The Clay fire broke out in the riverbed of the Santa Ana River in Jurupa Valley just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

A brush fire broke out in the Santa Ana River’s bottom in the Jurupa Valley area just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, burning 39 acres before firefighters late that night stopped the blaze from spreading. As of Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, containment was at 45%.