A brush fire in the San Onofre area impacted traffic coming into San Diego County Tuesday afternoon.
The fire started burning around 12:30 p.m. along southbound Interstate 5, just past the scales.
Firefighters from Camp Pendleton extinguished the fire by 1:30 p.m., officials told NBC 7. Crews are still on the scene watching for flareups.
Firefighters blocked the far right lane of I-5 South during the brush fire, prompting the California Highway Patrol to issue a Sig Alert in the area.
No injuries were reported. Fire officials have not released the cause of the fire.
A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for San Diego County until 6 p.m. Wednesday, meaning conditions are favorable for wildfires. Overnight, a fire fueled by strong winds burned five acres in Julian.
