A fire burning in the East County near Highway 79 has grown, according to CAL fire officials.
The Chihuahua has now burned 75 acres near the community of Sunshine Summit in an area off of Chihuahua Vally road. The blaze is said to be have a moderate spread, burning south toward Highway 79, according to officials. It began at 4:25 p.m and as of 6:50 p.m. was said to be only five percent contained.
Another fire located at Tierra Del Sol Road and Tierra Real Lane in Boulevard, called the Border fire, has been fully contained after burning 15 acres. That blaze was first reported at 4:24 p.m.
In all, officials have reported four fires caused by lightning strikes in the East County. No injuries have been reported.
Two earlier fires in the area have been contained.
This includes the Cain Fire which burned one acre north of the Manzanita Indian Reservation at about 2:33 p.m. and the Lucky Fire which burned 1/4 acre off of Sunrise Highway in Mt. Laguna just after 3 p.m.
No structures were threatened in either fire and a threatened structure warning for the Border and Chihuahua fires have been abated.
We will update this story once new information is made available.
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