Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire in a rural area of San Diego County Saturday that had the potential to reach 200 acres, authorities said.
The Border77 Fire was reported at around 2:10 p.m. Saturday in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area, according to Cal Fire San Diego.
Firefighters continued to build containment lines after nightfall, with containment rising to 50% Crews had stopped the forward progress of the fire with 98 acres burned in the remote area east of Otay Mesa.
Nearing 5 p.m., the fire had spread to 58 acres and was 10% contained. “Crews are continuing to make good progress,” agency officials said.
Initially, flames had burned around 5 acres and officials thought the blaze might grow to 100 acres. That changed by 3 p.m. when Cal Fire said the fire had burned between 10 and 15 acres, and could jump to 200 acres. Officials have not ordered evacuations.
“There are currently no threats to any structures,” a Cal Fire public information officer said.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office and federal the Bureau of Land Management were assisting in the firefighting effort.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
City News Service contributed to this report.
Updated 5:45 and 8:10 p.m. Nov. 23, 2024
