Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Escondido
The fire was first reported at 12:24 p.m., according to the CHP.
ESCONDIDO, CA – A nearly four-acre brush fire broke out Thursday afternoon in Harmony Grove, in unincorporated Escondido, but crews quickly stopped forward progress of the flames.
The blaze, called the Club Fire, sparked in the 1800 block of Country Club Drive, according to the Escondido Fire Department. Crews from Cal Fire and Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District responded to the scene.
The fire was first reported at 12:24 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol's incident log. Flames were reportedly spreading up a hill near a construction area at Harmony Grove Road and Country Club Drive.
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The fire scorched 3.8 acres before firefighters stopped forward progress of the flames, fire officials said. No structures were threatened, according to Cal Fire.
Country Club Drive between Harmony Grove and Kauana Loa was closed due to the fire.
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Crews were expected to remain on scene for several hours mopping up.
#ClubFire [update] @CALFIRESANDIEGO is in unified command with @RSF_Fire and @sanmarcoscity on this incident. Forward rate of spread has been stopped and firefighters will remain at scene to construct containment lines and mop up. pic.twitter.com/NslQcAtrau
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) June 7, 2018
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO and cooperators are at scene of a 2 acre vegetation fire near Country Club Dr/Harmony Grove Village Pkwy. No structures threatened.#ClubFire
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) June 7, 2018
Crews are currently on scene of a 2-3 acre vegetation fire on Country Club Drive in Harmony Grove. Forward progress has been stopped. Crews will remain on scene for several hours mopping up.
— Rancho Santa Fe Fire (@RSF_Fire) June 7, 2018
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