A string of fires blackened open swaths of brushy land alongside a rural road just south of Barona Creek Golf Club on Tuesday, moving toward some buildings but causing no reported structural damage or injuries.
The blazes broke out for unknown reasons near Wildcat Canyon Road and Founders Way in Lakeside about 11:45 a.m., according to Cal Fire.
Crews were able to halt the spread of the flames by about 1 p.m., said Kendal Bortisser, a fire captain with the state agency. The fires charred a total of about 15 acres, he said.
Investigators were looking into what sparked the blazes.
— City News Service