A wildfire along the U.S.-Mexico border was 40 percent contained Saturday and was expected to be fully contained by 6 p.m., Cal Fire said.
The wildfire originated Friday morning just south of the U.S.-Mexico border and crossed into San Diego County, where it scorched swaths of rugged open terrain in the Dulzura area.
#BorderFire off Cottonwood Creek and Barrett Truck Trail along the US/Mexico border in San Diego County is 100 acres 40% contained U.S. side pic.twitter.com/xJiKSFIUsK
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 13, 2019
The blaze began spreading west of Tecate in Baja California in the late morning, according to Cal Fire.
Within several hours, the flames had pushed north into the United States, the state agency reported.
As of 4 p.m. Friday, the fire had scorched roughly 35 acres on the U.S. side of the international line and roughly 215 acres in Mexico, officials said. By then, ground and airborne crews were making good progress in subduing the blaze, which was posing no structural threats, Cal Fire advised.
While the heavy fuels presented a challenge, firefighting operations were successful overnight, said Thomas Shoots of Cal Fire, San Diego County.
–City News Service
