The dangerous combination of high winds and dry conditions have caused red flag conditions yet again in East County. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada spoke with Alpine residents affected by the power outage.
Due to high winds in the forecast and power outages, multiple San Diego-area school systems will be closed on Tuesday, the San Diego County Office of Education said.
"The safety of students and school staff is of the utmost importance to San Diego County school districts," the education office said in a statement Monday.
The affected schools are:
- Julian Union Elementary School District
- Julian Union High School District
- Mountain Empire Unified School District
- Spencer Valley School District
- Warner Unified School District
- Lakeside Farms Elementary
- DREAM Academy in Lakeside Union School District
- Mt. Woodson Elementary in Ramona Unified School District
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On Tuesday, the Bonsall Unified School District was added to the list after a brush fire broke out overnight, prompting evacuations. As of 7:30 a.m., the Lilac Fire has grown to 80 acres and was 10% contained, according to Cal Fire. Two structures were reportedly damaged in the fire.
Later, when a fire broke out in Mission Valley, the San Diego County Office of Education's Linda Vista campus and Linda Vista Innovation Center were evacuated and were to be closed for the rest of the day.
The education office said it would share updates as they are available.
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Real-time updates will be posted on the education office's X page — @SanDiegoCOE — officials said.
