Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Breaks Out Along I-15 In Rainbow
UPDATE: The 1.6-acre blaze, which broke out alongside southbound Interstate 15 in North San Diego County, is fully contained.
RAINBOW, CA – Firefighters battled a brush fire Monday in Rainbow.
The 1.6-acre blaze broke out around 1 p.m. alongside southbound Interstate 15, south of Rainbow Valley Boulevard in North San Diego County, according to Cal Fire. The fire was fully contained around 6 p.m.
Emergency crews positioned themselves at the Oak Crest Estates, a nearby mobile home park, but no evacuations were made and no injuries were reported.
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North County Fire Protection reported that firefighters had stopped forward progress of the fire by 1:40 p.m. By 2:40 p.m., the blaze was 50 percent contained. The fire was fully contained around 6 p.m.
The third and fourth southbound lanes of the freeway were closed in the area due to the fire and remained closed throughout the evening commute, according to Caltrans. Officials asked people to avoid the area.
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The cause of the fire is not yet known. No other details were available.
#RainbowFire [update] Per the IC forward rate of spread has been stopped at 2 ac, 2 lanes of SB I-15 remain closed for FF and public safety. pic.twitter.com/AWJvIX3X6q
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 10, 2017
#RainbowFire [final] Fire is 100% contained at 1.6 ac, all units released and available. pic.twitter.com/sreTOZJ32M
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 11, 2017
Update: The two right lanes of SB I-15 south of Rainbow Valley will remain closed through the evening commute . #SDCaltransAlert
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) July 10, 2017
#RainbowFire [update] Fire is currently 50% contained. Engines to remain at scene for 3 hrs. # 3, 4 lanes to remain closed.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 10, 2017
Veg. fire near I-15 & Rainbow Valley Blvd; S. I-15 temp. closed. Fire near Oakcrest Mobile Homes; crews have stopped the forward progress.
— North County Fire (@NorthCountyFire) July 10, 2017
#RainbowFire [update] # 3 and 4 lanes of southbound I-15 are closed in the area of the fire, please avoid the area if possible.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 10, 2017
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO is at scene of a 1 ac vegetation fire near southbound I-15 south of Rainbow Valley Blvd. PIO en route.#RainbowFire
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 10, 2017
Video and photos courtesy of Cal Fire San Diego
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