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Lakeside Brush Fire Scorches 18 Acres, 60 Percent Contained

A brush fire near State Route 67 has burned 18 acres, and is 60 percent contained as of 9 p.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire. 

The so-called Lakeside Fire is smaller than others seen over the past week, but crews said they'll be combing through the area until they have it under complete control. 

"It's imperative that we keep our crews out here as long as it takes," Cpt. Kendal Bortisser of Cal Fire told NBC 7.

The fire is believed to have broken out about one mile north of Slaughterhouse Canyon Road in Lakeside, east of SR-67, Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire officials said. 

"[There's] thick vegetation, steep terrain, and it was moving out quite rapidly," Bortisser said. "So, as is the case always this time of year, we sent a full wildland response from the air and ground."

Approximately 20 engines were in the area Sunday to fight the fire. 

Crews quickly stopped the spread, but their work is far from over.

"We have to ensure that we have combed every square inch of these fires to make sure there's no hidden embers," he said.

As crews keep watch through the night Sunday, an investigation is underway to figure out what started the fire.

Lanes of SR-67 were closed temporarily while crews battled the fire, but have since reopened.

The Feather Fire off the El Capitan Truck Trail south of Ramona burned 100 acres.

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