Roy Carmichael, a 66-year-old who lives at the campground in an RV, said he first spotted an orange glow atop Otay Mountain on Thursday ... communities included El Cajon, Alpine, Pine Valley ...

The so-called Border 2 Fire broke out on Otay Mountain around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Cal Fire. It sent a large plume of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles across San Diego ...

Firefighters are making good progress on extinguishing the brush fire that broke out near Otay Mountain on New Year’s Day, Cal Fire said in an update on X Thursday.

The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. As of 7:15 p.m. PT, the fire ...