Brush Fire Burns 6 Acres In San Diego County

RAMONA, CA — An attack from the air and on the ground Sunday kept a brushfire to six acres in the community of Lake Henshaw, east of Palomar Mountain.

CalFire San Diego County Fire announced at 4:10 p.m. Sunday that the fire was burning in light grasses in the area of East Grade and Highway 76. Firefighters deployed aircraft and ground crews, and by 4:45 p.m., officials announced the fire was holding at around two acres.

Officials updated the fire's size at 6:29 p.m. "due to more accurate mapping," with six acres burned and the fire 80% contained by lines of cleared vegetation.

No injuries or evacuations were reported.

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

City News Service