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Fire Burning Near Tecate Port of Entry in Potrero: Cal Fire

The fire broke out Thursday afternoon one mile west of Potrero

Cal Fire crews are fighting a brush fire burning near the Tecate Port of Entry in Potrero. 

The fire broke out Thursday afternoon one mile west of Potrero, a town east of San Diego near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The flames were burning at a slow rate of spread in moderate fuel. 

As of 7 a.m. Friday, officials said the fire had burned 75 acres. Crews have contained 75 percent of the fire. 

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