Green Fire in Corona fully contained, evacuations lifted

Corona brush fire prompts evacuations

Evacuations were issued for the Green Fire which sparked Friday evening in Corona.

CORONA, Calif. - A brush fire broke out near a Corona neighborhood on Friday, forcing fire officials to briefly issue evacuation orders.

What we know:

The Green Fire was first reported around 4:30 p.m. near Palisades Drive and Riverside Freeway in Corona.

By the end of the weekend, the fire had burned just over 20 acres, but has since been fully contained.

Riverside County fire officials issued evacuation orders for the area. On Saturday, those evacuation orders were downgraded to evacuation warnings, and were lifted altogether by Saturday afternoon.

What we don't know:

The cause of the fire is under investigation.