Cal Fire San Diego crews are responding to a brush fire that grew to 25 acres Monday in far east San Diego County.
Firefighters responded Monday to a brush fire that grew to several dozen acres Monday in far east San Diego County.
The fire dubbed the Kitchen Creek Fire started around 10:30 a.m. near Old Hwy 80 and Kitchen Creek Road about 15 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Cal Fire Capt. Mike Cornette said.The blaze had scorched about 30 acres by 1 p.m. but the Cleveland National Forest said crews were making good progress toward containment.
The Boulder Oaks Equestrian Campground was evacuated as a precaution, the Cleveland National Forest Service, the lead agency in the response, said.Eastbound I-8 at the Kitchen Creek off-ramp was also closed due to the fire, which was first reported by U.S. Border Patrol. The firefight was a multi-team effort and crews from five teams were responding with 6 engines, 1 water tender and several fire-fighting aircraft.
There was no immediate word on a potential cause but there was an elevated fire potential index at the time. temperatures were about 86 degrees with winds in the 12 miles per hours range.San Diego County
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