Residents are evacuated In the San Diego area While firefighters battle a fire threatening homes.
CalFire San Diego confirmed they were assisting the city of Poway, which is 34 miles from San Diego, Plant fire near Pomerado Road and Ted Williams Parkway that broke out around 1 p.m. Monday.
Please monitor for official updates and available resources can be found at http://AlertSanDiego.org“,” CalFire San Diego posted on X.
As of 3 p.m., the city of Powai confirmed that “forward progress has stopped.”
“UPDATE 3PM – Forward progress has been halted by Poway Fire Dept.” The city wrote in an update on X.
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Officials said a wildfire was threatening homes near San Diego. (Ksoob)
Officials said the fire initially spread over two acres and was threatening buildings.
“The Poway Fire Department is responding to a fire near Ted Williams Road and Pomerado Road. Traffic is impacted on both Ted Williams and Pomerado – expected road closures. Residents are being evacuated on Glen Oak Road and Wilsey Road,” the city wrote in an earlier post on its website. X.
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Authorities say a brush fire was underway Driven by strong winds It had the potential to grow.
Cal Fire crews were also assisting at the scene and a helicopter was called in to provide air support.
A temporary evacuation point has been set up at Abraxas High School located at 12450 Glen Oak Road in Poway, the sheriff's office said.
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This is the second fire to hit Southern California on Monday, as a small fire broke out in Los Angeles near the famous Griffith Observatory.
The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that the fire was “completely extinguished in 31 minutes” and that the fire never exceeded a quarter of an acre.
“All threatened structures were successfully defended and sustained no damage,” the warning read.
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Los Angeles Police Department He later confirmed that a witness spotted a young man who set fire to the area and left.
Officers Arrest the suspectwho they said was likely a transient, was taken into custody. His identity was not revealed.
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