Cooler temperatures and humidity are helping firefighters fight the fire, which nearly doubled in size since Monday afternoon.

A quickly growing fire in Riverside County torched more than 500 acres of land and prompted evacuation orders on Monday, according to authorities. Dubbed the Juniper Fire, it was initially reported at 11:28 a.m. in unincorporated parts of Perris, near the area of Idaleona and Juniper roads, Cal Fire said .

Juniper Fire initially started today at 11:28 a.m. in Riverside County, California. As of Monday noon, it had destroyed 111.1 acres, an increase of 111 acres since the last update. The blaze remains uncontained and and is still spreading by Monday noon.