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Brush fire sparks in Dehesa, threatening homes and prompting evacuations

nbcsandiego.com · 10h · first reportShare

A brush fire sparked in the rural community of Dehesa in east San Diego County on Wednesday afternoon, threatening structures, prompting evacuations and closing roads. The Dehesa 7 Fire is burning at a dangerous rate of spread uphill toward Alpine Heights, a residential community, and is immediately threatening structures in the area, according to Watch Duty. The fire is burning at Dehesa Road and Red Gum Road. By 3:30 p.m., the flames had spread to 15 acres. Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for areas around the fire. For a map of evacuations, click here . Road closures have been requested for Dehesa Road at Harbison Canyon Road, and Dehesa Road and Tavern Road. Firefighters are working on putting out the flames, according to Watch Duty. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information arrives. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.