Crime & Safety
Fire Near El Cajon Chars 60 Acres
For those who may have seen the tall plume of smoke, it is coming from a fire that has forced some evacuation in Lyons Valley.
(CNS) - A wildfire blackened dozens of acres today in rugged, hilly terrain southeast of El Cajon, forcing evacuations of back- country homes and sending a column of thick smoke high into the air.
The blaze erupted for unknown reasons off Lawson Valley Road in the rural Lyons Valley area shortly after 1 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Within 90 minutes, the flames had spread over about 60 acres, the state agency reported.
Though the blaze was posing no immediate structural threats, deputies cleared residents out of homes along the 19100 block of Lyons Valley and in other areas east of there as a precaution, sheriff's Lt. Scott Amos said.
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