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16% contained

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From the Desert Sun

UPDATE - The fire is under control
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Yesterdays report

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Smoke rises above the hills as the Windy Point fire continues as seen from Highway 111 on Sunday, September 25, 2011 near Palm Springs, Calif. The fire, which was reported at 6:53 Saturday night, had burned 450 acres and was 16% contained as of about 11 a.m., according to U.S. Forest Service information officer Bob Poole. Crystal Chatham, The Desert SunShow Caption
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Purchase Image Zoom Smoke rises above the hills as the Windy Point fire continues Sunday as seen from Highway 111 near Palm Springs. / Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun More

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Fire crews remained at the scene of a Mount San Jacinto wildfire near the Windy Point area throughout the night Sunday, monitoring a blaze that started Saturday evening.

Three helicopters gave the 150 firefighters on the ground the extra power they needed to battle the blaze which was 50 percent contained by 4 p.m. Sunday after scorching 541 acres near Palm Springs.
“Helicopters are the key for this type of fire on slopes like this it's the only way to do it,” said Bob Poole, public information officer for the U.S. Forest Service. No change was reported as of 7 p.m. Sunday. It was unknown when the fire would be fully contained.
The fire, which was reported at 6:53 p.m. Saturday, forced the closure of Highway 111 from Overture Drive to the Palm Springs city limits at Gateway Drive for nearly 24 hours, with all lanes reopened by 4 p.m. Sunday.
The fire's cause is under investigation, Poole said. No structures were in the fire's path and no one was injured.
The steep, rocky terrain couldn't be accessed by vehicle, so helicopters were also used to drop in firefighters. Fast-moving when it started Saturday night, the blaze was boosted by winds as strong as 45 mph and dry grass on the terrain, Poole said.
Flames that lit up the night and could be seen for miles Saturday died down overnight, and gave way to heavy smoke that hovered over the west end of Palm Springs, making the mountains barely visible at times on Sunday.
Crews worked throughout the day Sunday to keep the fire in the canyon and prevent it from going over the mountain ridge down the back side.
Bulldozers used Saturday night at the base of the mountain were gone by Sunday morning, when the fire became accessible only to hand crews and helicopters.
Crews made up of firefighters from the city of Palm Springs, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the Bureau of Land Management, Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service helped fight the fire.
Sherry Barkas covers the city of Palm Desert for The Desert Sun. She can be reached at sherry.barkas@thedesertsun.com or (760) 778-4694.
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