India, May 20 -- A massive fire dubbed the Verona Fire broke out in the Juniper Springs area of Riverside County, California on Tuesday. The blaze was reportedly visible from Hemet, Temecula, and Menifee. As per WatchDuty, the fire broke out near Juniper Springs Road and Verona Lane and is currently at 175 acres.

An level 3 evacuation order was issued for zones RVC-1185, RVC-1186, RVC-1187 & RVC-1285. This means that people in the said zones were asked to leave immediately. An evacuation warning was in place for HMT-1189, HMT-1292, RVC-1076 & RVC-1077 zones as per WatchDuty. A map of the impacted areas was shared as well.

The blaze was visible from several nearby areas including Hemet, Menifee and Temecula.

An update from a local Hemet...