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Firefighters continue to battle Holy fire amid excessive heat warning

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Hundreds of firefighters are continuing to battle the Holy fire, which has scorched 4,000 acres of brush in Orange County and Riverside counties.

Crews will have to contend with triple-digit heat Tuesday, Aug. 7. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for the area until 8 p.m.

As of Monday night, there was no containment of the blaze, fire officials said.

MAP: Where the Holy fire is burning in Orange and Riverside counties

Drift smoke from the wildfire was impacting western Riverside County in the Temescal Valley, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Good Hope, Lake Mathews and surrounding areas, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

  • Holy Jim Canyon residents Beep and John Colclough watch firefighting efforts with volunteer firefighter Luke Senger on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle a blaze in Holy Jim Canyon on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • A plane drops fire retardant Holy Fire burns in the Trabuco Canyon area on Monday, August6, 2018. (Photo courtesy Patrick Smith)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • Firefighters work on hot spots after a fire tore through Holy Jim Canyon, destroying at least 12 homes on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The night sky turns orange as Holy Jim Canyon smolders on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A hilltop home is surrounded by smoke as Holy Jim Canyon burns on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy Fire is seen burning from the Riverside and Jarupa Valley side around 6 p.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018. (Photo Courtesy of Dr. Robert Sirotnik)

  • A lone firefighter keeps watch in Holy Jim Canyon as plumes of smoke envelopes the area on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Holy Jim volunteer firefighter Luke Senger stands next to a home destroyed by fire on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Holy Jim volunteer firefighter Luke Senger shows a map to John Colclough, of homes that were destroyed in Holy Jim Canyon on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. Colclough has lived in the canyon since the early 70s. “We lost a lot today, man. This is a huge, huge hit,” he said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Firefighters battle a blaze in Holy Jim Canyon on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Holy Jim volunteer firefighter Luke Senger stands next to a home destroyed by fire on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • After the sun goes down a hot spot ignites on the hillside in Holy Jim Canyon on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy Fire burns in the Trabuco Canyon area on Monday, August6, 2018. (Photo courtesy Patrick Smith)

  • A helicopter drops water over a fire in Holy Jim Canyon that destroyed at least 12 homes on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Smoke from the Holy Fire can be seen over the ridge from in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A water dropping helicopter heads towards the Holy Fire from in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A water dropping helicopter heads towards the Holy Fire from in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy Fire as seen from Ladera Ranch on Monday, August 6, 2018. (Photo Courtesy Richard J Eldridge)

  • Hand Crews make their way up a ridge line to help fight the Holy Fire on Monday, August 6, 2018. (Photo courtesy Patrick Smith)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • A firefighter works a brush fire in Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • Fire burns through Holy Jim Canyon in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 7, 2018. (OnScene.TV)

  • A plume of smoke is seen coming out the the Holy Jim area in Trabuco Canyon as a brush fire quickly spread on Monday, August 6, 2018. (David Whiting, Staff)

  • A plume of smoke is seen coming out the the Holy Jim area in Trabuco Canyon as a brush fire quickly spread on Monday, August 6, 2018 (Photo Courtesy of Kristen Gallegos)

  • The Holy Jim fire photographed from Trabuco Canyon on Monday, Aug. 6. The fire ignited near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads and was growing quickly, officials said. (Jonathan Lansner/SCNG)

  • Firefighters were battling a brush fire that broke out in the Trabuco Canyon area Monday afternoon near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads. (Photo courtesy of California Highway Patrol)

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The Holy fire was reported just after 1 p.m. Monday near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads in the Cleveland National Forest and quickly spread, even reaching into Riverside County, according to U.S. Forest Service authorities.

A few dozen people were evacuated from about 50 cabins Monday, according to authorities.

Orange County Sheriff’s Department aircrew had to rescue a couple who were stranded on a mountain near the fire, the Orange County Fire Authority said via Twitter.

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Indian Truck Trail, Bedford, North Main and Maple Springs roads are closed, and the Holy Jim and Trabuco Canyon areas have been evacuated as well as the Blue Jay and El Cariso campgrounds.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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