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 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.

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

Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire that broke out in Marron Valley Sunday, but quickly brought it under control.

Units were dispatched around 11:30 a.m. to reports of a fire in a remote area of San Diego County, south of Dulzura and close to the Mexico border, said Cal Fire officials.

“The blaze was stopped at 12 acres. Fire personnel will remain at the scene for another two hours to mop up and patrol for hot spots,” Cal Fire PIO Captain Brent Pascua said.

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

City News Service contributed to this report.

Firefighters extinguished a half-acre brush fire Monday before it reached any structures north of Interstate 8 and east of Interstate 15 in San Diego.

San Diego Fire Rescue Department said the vegetation fire was reported at 11:48 a.m. New Year’s Day at 4510 Alvarado Canyon Road, near the College area, with firefighters arriving on the scene at noon.

“San Diego Fire Department stopped the fire before it reached an apartment building under construction,” according to fire officials. “Mop operations were being completed.”

No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged.

Units assigned included one division chief, two helicopters, five engines, three battalion chiefs, two brush rigs and 42 personnel.

City News Service contributed to this article.

Firefighters battled a large, smoky early-morning mulch fire at a plant nursery on New Year’s Day.

A report came in to San Diego Fire Rescue Department at 1:23 a.m. Monday of a vegetation fire at Terra Bella Nursery at 302 Hollister St., east of Interstate 5 and north of Palm Avenue, with firefighting units arriving at 1:25 a.m.

When crews arrived on scene, the fire that began in mulch had spread to a nearby pile of pallets, according to Fox 5 San Diego.

“We have crews from San Diego Fire Department, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach that have been here for several hours fighting this fire,” SDFD Battalion Chief Tommy Charpentier told Fox 5. “With the sun coming up, we were just able to get some heavy equipment operators from the nursery to start pulling back the pile of wood and mulch, allowing us better access to try to extinguish the fire.”

As of 7:45 a.m., SDFD reported the nursery fire had weakened, adding crews were remaining at the scene to completely extinguish the blaze and mop up afterward.

No firefighter or civilian injuries or deaths were reported.

The origin and cause of the blaze were being investigated.

A total of seven engines, one truck, one helicopter, two battalion chiefs and 43 personnel responded to the nursery fire, according to SDFD.

Crews were reportedly still on the scene by dawn.

There were no reports of injuries or evacuations.

No other information was immediately available.

Updated at 11:50 a.m. Jan. 1, 2024

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A small vegetation fire burned Wednesday near Fiesta Island Park, but no damage or injuries were reported.

According to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, the fire was reported at 11:26 a.m. at Sea World Drive and Pacific Highway, with crews arriving six minutes later.

Crews were able to quickly douse the flames.

It was unclear what caused the fire, which didn’t threaten any structures.

City News Service contributed to this article.

Fire crews quickly contained a small vegetation fire Saturday in the Bonsall area.

The fire broke out around 10 a.m. in the 1300 block of Chariot Court in Bonsall, according to the North County Fire Protection District.

The fire’s advance was stopped within about 30 minutes, according to fire officials.

It was unclear how much vegetation burned, although an unconfirmed report from the scene suggested it was less than an acre.

There was no immediate word on what caused the fire.

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 A small vegetation fire ignited by an open cooking flame in Oceanside sent one man to a hospital with minor injuries, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

Around 4 p.m. Monday, thick smoke was spotted between San Juan Capistrano and the San Luis Rey River, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.

The affected area is known to have multiple transient camps, according to the OFD.

The victim, an occupant of the camp, suffered minor first-degree burns while trying to put the flames out with a blanket and was taken to a hospital after police questioning, the OFD reported.

“Prior to transporting the patient to the hospital, the Oceanside Police Department interviewed the patient and learned that the fire had started due to an open cooking fire,” according to the OFD. “Initial reports indicated that the fire was human caused but was non-malicious.”

Firefighters worked to extinguish flames within 25 minutes of arrival and keep it contained to less than 1/4 acre, according to the OFD.

An investigation was continuing.

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A half-acre vegetation fire was stopped Saturday off eastbound Interstate 8 at Morena Boulevard, fire officials said.

At 3:39 p.m., personnel in a firefighting helicopter reported that they could see no active flames. Subsequently, two helicopters were released, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

The California Highway Patrol first reported “lots of dark smoke” at 3:06 p.m. in the riverbed under the freeway, and the fire department sent units to help.

At 3:15 p.m., the CHP shut down westbound I-8 at the Morena Boulevard off-ramp.

At 3:21 p.m., authorities reported a power pole on fire, with flames going up to the power lines.

Traffic was heavy in the area, officials said.

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The discovery of a body at the site of a suspicious predawn brush fire in Mission Bay Park prompted a homicide investigation Thursday.

Firefighters found the burned body, believed to be that of a young woman or teenage girl, at about 3 a.m while extinguishing the hillside blaze near a parking lot north of Friars Road and west of Napa Street, according to the San Diego Police Department.

In light of the suspicious nature of the fire and the possibly related fatality, homicide detectives and the San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team will investigate.

“Due to the extensive damage from the fire, information about the (decedent’s) identity or any possible injuries is very limited,” Lt. Steve Shebloski said in the mid-afternoon. “It is still very early in the investigation, and little is known about the cause of the fire and the circumstances leading up to the … death.”

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Updated 5:15 p.m. Aug. 18

Crews on Sunday stopped the spread of a two-acre vegetation blaze near Otay Mountain Truck Trail, a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Cal Fire officials said.

The blaze started in the afternoon as a hiker attempted a signal fire to seek medical aid.

The fire was first reported around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at one acre and slowly spreading. By 4:20 p.m., air units dropped retardant all around the flames to stop the forward progress, said Capt. Thomas Shoots of Cal Fire San Diego.

The hiker, who was experiencing dehydration, admitted that the signal fire got out of hand, an incident commander at the scene told Shoots. Crews found the hiker near the fire and a helicopter making water drops transitioned to perform the hoist rescue and transport him to a hospital.

Firefighters will remain at the scene for about two hours for mop-op, Shoots said.

– City News Service