With Hot Temps, Came Fires

With the hot temperatures across San Diego County on Sunday, fires followed.

Just before noon a brush fire sparked along Olde Highway 80 near Lakeside, engulfing several mobile home structures. A woman was badly burned in that fire, according to Lakeside Fire Chief Andy Parr. It was contained within an hour.

At around 2:40 p.m., a brush fire ignited near Euclid Avenue in Valencia Park. That blaze was quickly extinguished.

Just after 4 p.m., a canyon fire sparked behind an apartment complex in Rancho Bernardo in the 10000 block of Poblado Road.

At 4:45 p.m., a two-alarm house fire was reported in the 1000 block of Billings Street in El Cajon.

The cause of each fire is under investigation.

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