Crime & Safety
Fire Briefly Closes I-5 Freeway Ramp Near Del Mar
The blaze broke out around 1:30 p.m. on an embankment near Del Mar Heights Road, said Lee Swanson of the SDFRD. Breaking.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A small fire alongside Interstate 5 in Del Mar Heights forced the shutdown of a freeway off-ramp Monday but caused little damage, according to the San Diego Fire Rescue Department.
The blaze broke out around 1:30 p.m. on an embankment near Del Mar Heights Road, said Lee Swanson of the SDFRD.
He said the freeway's southbound off-ramp to Del Mar Heights Road was closed to accommodate fire equipment.
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The flames didn't threaten structures. Swanson said the cause was not immediately determined.
— City News Service
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