Crime & Safety

Firefighters Battle Brush Fire In San Diego County

Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to less than six acres, according to Cal Fire.

Units were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. on Monday to reports of a fire in a rural camping and fishing area of San Diego County, off the Cameron Truck Trail.
Units were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. on Monday to reports of a fire in a rural camping and fishing area of San Diego County, off the Cameron Truck Trail. (Renee Schiavone)

LAKE MORENA, CA — Firefighters were battling a brush fire that broke out in Lake Morena Monday.

Units were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. on Monday to reports of a fire in a rural camping and fishing area of San Diego County, off the Cameron Truck Trail close to the Mexican border, according to Cal Fire officials.

"The blaze was stopped at 5.28 acres. Five abandoned buildings that were used for barns and stables were destroyed," Cal Fire PIO Captain Brent Pascua told City News Service.

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No evacuations or injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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