Update: Border 2 Fire in San Diego County – containment reaches 10%
Border 2 Fire initially started 1:58 p.m. Jan. 23 in San Diego County. After being active for two days, it has burned 6,625 acres. A fire crew of 2,151 effectively contained 10% of the fire by Saturday evening. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Border 2 Fire | Fire explodes to over 6,000 acres near U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego; evacuation orders issued
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, as it grew rapidly amid arid and blustery Santa Ana conditions.
San Diego County fires: Lilac Fire, one of several blazes that began Tuesday, at 80 acres
The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.
Update: Acres burned in San Diego County grows to 6,624.8, Border 2 Fire still 10% contained
Border 2 Fire initially started 1:58 p.m. Jan. 23 in San Diego County. After being active for 47 hours, it has burned 6,624.8 acres, an increase of 125 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 1,177 effectively contained 10% of the fire by Saturday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
San Diego blazes erupt; progress made on raging Hughes Fire: Wildfire updates
Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, containment rises as some evacuations remain
Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.
Hughes Fire rages near LA; 50K under evacuation orders, warnings: Live updates
A new wildfire that erupted in northern Los Angeles County triggered tens of thousands of evacuation orders and warnings.
California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres
The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.
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San Diego's Border 2 Fire Engulfs 5,389 Acres in 24 Hours
The Border 2 Fire, burning in the northwest aspect of the Otay Mountain Wilderness, has scorched 5,389 acres and remains just 10% contained as of Friday morning, CalFire reported. Authorities deployed ...
Recap: Crews battle Border 2 Fire near Otay Mountain for second day
A large vegetation fire continued burning just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County on Friday night.
Evacuations lifted after fire sparks near UC San Diego, but Otay Mountain fire growing
Evacuations have been lifted after a fire sparked south of the University of California, San Diego on Thursday afternoon. and ...
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Update: Lilac Fire in San Diego County remains fully contained as of Thursday midnight
Lilac Fire initially started 1:19 a.m. Jan. 21 in San Diego County. It has burned 85 acres ... deployed to fight the wildfire. According to Cal Fire, "Numerous firefighting air tankers from ...
Border 2 Fire | Burns 6,625 acres near U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego; evacuation orders remain
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico ...