Fire crews were battling the Border 65 Fire near the US-Mexico border on July 28, 2024. (Cal Fire/San Diego County Fire)
San Diego County firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on Sunday afternoon in Marron Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border burning quickly and threatening structures.
By about 5:47 p.m. Sunday, crews stopped the fire's (called the Border 65 Fire) forward rate of spread at 90 acres and had 5% containment. By Monday, it was at 61 acres and 50% contained.
At one point, a large plume of smoke could be seen on AlertCalifornia wildfire cameras rising from where the fire broke out.
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