El Dorado Fire near Yucaipa sparked by pyrotechnic device at gender reveal party, officials say The El Dorado Fire has grown to 9,671 acres as of Monday morning and containment is listed at 7%.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect Friday morning for Angelus Oaks and surrounding areas as the El Dorado Fire near Yucaipa has scorched at least 13,592 acres.

The El Dorado Fire broke out at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday at El Dorado Ranch Park in the 37000 block of Oak Glen Road. It was started by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party.

"The fire began at 10:23 am on September 5, 2020 in the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa. The fire spread from the park to the north on to Yucaipa Ridge that separates Mountain Home Village and ...

A man makes his way up a driveway of home surround by charred hillside during the aftermath of the El Dorado Fire in Yucaipa on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press ...

A fire that has burned more than 7,000 acres in San Bernardino County was caused by a smoke-emitting pyrotechnic device that was part of a gender-reveal party in a Yucaipa park, officials said.Such… ...

A tanker makes a retardant drop above homes near the San Bernardino National Forest on the El Dorado fire as it burns more than 1,500 acres in Oak Glen and Yucaipa on Saturday, September 5, 2020 ...

El Dorado fire sparked by pyrotechnic device used during gender-reveal party The 7,000-acre El Dorado fire was sparked by smoke devices used during a gender-reveal party at a Yucaipa park.

The El Dorado Fire started at 10:23 a.m. Saturday in El Dorado Ranch Park, just east of Yucaipa city limits.

Hemet City Fire Captain Eric Janert surveys for hotspots during a mop up along Norton Avenue as firefighters work to contain the El Dorado Fire in Yucaipa on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

A wildfire started by a gender reveal party at El Dorado Ranch Park, above Yucaipa grew to 7,386 acres overnight. The fire had been at 7,050 acres as of Sunday night, Sept. 6.

The El Dorado Fire started at 10:23 a.m. Saturday in El Dorado Ranch Park, just east of Yucaipa city limits.