San Diego firefighters made quick work of a brush fire burning in a riverbed off of Friars Road in the Morena neighborhood Monday afternoon.
The fire was reported along Friars Road near Napa Street just before 6 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
The fire sent a plume of white smoke into the air and spread ash and smoke around the area.
Crews had the flames under control by 6 p.m.
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