Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Prompts Evacuation Warnings In Lakeside Area
The Coches Fire burned 30 acres alongside Interstate 8, west of Los Coches Road, according to Cal Fire San Diego.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — Firefighters halted the spread of a brush fire late Wednesday afternoon in the Lakeside area.
The blaze, called the Coches Fire, burned alongside Interstate 8, west of Los Coches Road, according to Cal Fire San Diego. The fire scorched 30 acres.
Authorities issued an evacuation warning for the area. Evacuees were instructed to head to W. D. Hall Elementary School in El Cajon, according to Cal Fire.
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The evacuation warning has since been lifted and the temporary evacuation point has been closed.
No structures were damaged or destroyed in the fire, Cal Fire said.
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#CochesFire in Lakeside [update] Fire is 30 acres spreading east along I-8 towards Los Coches Road. Evacuation Warnings for area- anyone wishing to evacuate can go to WD Hall Elementary. No Evacuation Orders at this time. pic.twitter.com/UapWNzQwbE
— CAL FIRE/SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) May 12, 2021
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO is at scene with cooperators of a vegetation fire along I-8, west of Los Coches Road in the Lakeside area. Four acres, moderate rate of spread. #CochesFire pic.twitter.com/txzStLLBvx
— CAL FIRE/SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) May 12, 2021
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