Fire Spreads Near North County High School

Firefighters quickly doused a fire that sparked near Westview High School in Torrey Highlands.

Starting at about 4 p.m., the vegetation fire spread to about a quarter of an acre near the 13500 block of Camino del Sur, San Diego Fire officials say.

It was moving slowly through heavy fuel, so firefighters were able to knock it down within half an hour. A helicopter dumped buckets of water on the blaze from above.

Officials planned to mop up remaining embers for some time.  

No structures were threatened.

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