Firefighters Battle 2 Brush Fires

Two small brush fires burned near the U.S./Mexico border Saturday afternoon.

The first fire started about 2.20 p.m. and was burning in a canyon on Surfrider Way in Otay Mesa. It burned at three acres and was fully contained by 3.50 p.m.

The second fire shut down all lanes of southbound Interstate-805 near San Ysidro Blvd., and was fully contained by 3.48 p.m.

No structures were threatened.

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