Crime & Safety
Crews Halt Highway Fire Near Route 79
Firefighters will remain on the scene of the slow-moving brush fire Thursday afternoon.
SAN DIEGO, CA — Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a brush fire burning near Route 79 in the Sunshine Summit area of eastern San Diego County Thursday afternoon.
The slow-moving brush fire, dubbed the Highway Fire, scorched about three acres near Oak Grove, according to CalFire San Diego.
No one was injured battling the blaze, and no buildings were damaged.
Find out what's happening in San Diegofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Firefighters will remain at he scene Thursday to continue building containment lines and dousing hot spots.
#HighwayFire [UPDATE] Firefighters are making progress on the fire. The forward rate of spread has been stopped. Fire crews will remain on scene and continue to build containment lines and extinguish hot spots. pic.twitter.com/d3OljDvQ77
— CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) June 12, 2025
Find out what's happening in San Diegofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
