The trio of blazes, dubbed the Springs Fire due to their close proximity to one another, still burned across steep and rocky terrain.SAN DIEGO, CA — Eastern San Diego County residents dealt with three wildland blazes this week that evacuated several from their homes during the firefight. Cal Fire revealed the cause of the blaze as a vehicle, due to multiple pieces of a catalytic converter found at the scene."The incident resulted in three separate fires igniting in the same area," they said.A total of 5...
The trio of blazes, dubbed the Springs Fire due to their close proximity to one another, still burned across steep and rocky terrain.
SAN DIEGO, CA — Eastern San Diego County residents dealt with three wildland blazes this week that evacuated several from their homes during the firefight. Cal Fire revealed the cause of the blaze as a vehicle, due to multiple pieces of a catalytic converter found at the scene.
"The incident resulted in three separate fires igniting in the same area," they said.
A total of 50 acres have burned as of 1:45 p.m. Friday, and the blaze is 20% contained. There were no evacuations ordered; however, the area was under evacuation warning as of the latest Cal Fire report.
The trio of blazes, dubbed the Springs Fire due to their close proximity to one another, continued to burn across steep and rocky terrain near the intersection of Honey Springs and Lyons Valley Road in Lawson Valley, according to Cal Fire San Diego.
Ground and airborne crews worked on Friday to subdue a cluster of smaller brush fires that had blackened dozens of acres of open land and forced the evacuation of rural homes this week in eastern San Diego County.
Ground crews and personnel aboard water-dropping helicopters were able to halt the spread of the smallest of the fires within 90 minutes, said Robert Johnson, a fire captain with the state agency. The other two, which soon merged into a single blaze, accounted for most of the size of the combined burn area, Johnson said.
As the flames spread, authorities cleared people out of residences east of Skyline Truck Trail; west and north of Lyons Valley Road; and in sparsely developed neighborhoods along Carveacre Road, Forest Park Road, Forest Park Trail, Maguay Road, Oak Valley Trail, Rudnick Drive, Steel Ranch Road and Wisecarver Road.
People living in areas just beyond the mandatory evacuation zone were advised to prepare to leave their homes on short notice.
By late Thursday evening, the blazes had charred a total of about 50 acres but had caused no reported structural damage or injuries. Late Friday morning, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office downgraded the evacuation orders to warning status, clearing the way for the displaced residents to return to their homes.
Fire investigators were working to determine the cause of the blazes.
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