Crews Halt Brush Fire Near UTC Apartment Complex [UPDATED]

SAN DIEGO, CA — A small brush fire crept toward an apartment complex in University City Friday, but no structures were burned and no injuries were reported, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Sixty firefighters responded to the blaze that broke out shortly after 12:15 p.m. off Nobel and Towne Centre drives, said SDFRD spokesman Lee Swanson.

He said the fire was initially estimated at one acre in size, but it grew to two acres as it burned up a hill toward an apartment complex. Firefighters were on hand to protect the structure, and were being assisted by two helicopters, he said.

As of 1:45 p.m., crews had stopped the spread of the fire, and investigators were said to be en route to the scene to try and determine what sparked the blaze.

— City News Service contributed to this report; Image via San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, Twitter