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Vegetation Catches Fire on Southbound I-5

Firefighters fight a small brush fire Saturday evening on Southbound 5 north of Loma Sante Fe Ave.

A small, 15-by-15 foot section of grass caught fire just north of Loma Sante Drive shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Firefighters from Solana Beach extinguished the small blaze while sheriffs deputies helped direct trafic.

Within minutes, the fire was controlled and extinguished, and traffic was flowing normally again.

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