Firefighters trying to rein in an 11-day-old wildfire in the San Bernardino Mountains got a little help Sunday as light rain fell over the area.
By early afternoon, "a pretty good cell of showers" was moving through the Inland Empire, including where the Lake fire continued to burn about 30,700 acres, said Uriah Hernandez, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.
"If anything, it does help slow the fire’s progression," he said.
The fire was 50% contained by Sunday, but officials said they expected that figure to rise throughout the day as fire crews continued to gain ground north and east of Onyx Peak.