More than 300 firefighters were trying to contain a large brush fire that scorched 1,200 acres near Beaumont Monday. The fire, dubbed the Manzanita Fire, was first reported at 3:10 p.m. in Lambs Canyon south of Beaumont as was burning at a “critical rate.” As of 6 p.m. the swift moving blaze had charred more than 1,200 acres and crews were on  the ground and in the air working to get containment, the Riverside County Fire Department said in a…
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