Crews Contain Border 13 Fire North Of U.S.-Mexico Line

SAN DIEGO, CA — Crews have halted the spread of a wildfire that prompted rescues, threatened infrastructure and scorched hundreds of acres in southern San Diego County.

The blaze, called the Border 13 Fire, sparked shortly before 1 p.m. Monday east of Marron Valley, near Border Road and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the Barrett Junction area, according to Cal Fire. By 4:30 p.m., the fire had spread over 577 acres.

As of 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, the fire remained at 577 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.

"Over 80 firefighters are on the incident today, working in steep, rocky terrain to build containment line around the fire," officials said Tuesday. "Mop-up also continues, with support from firefighting aircraft."

No evacuation orders or warnings were issued Monday, but firefighters and sheriff's deputies rescued five people near the burn zone shortly after the flames started spreading. Paramedics took two of them to a hospital. It was not immediately clear what type or severity of trauma the patients had suffered, said Cal Fire Capt. Thomas Shoots.

Radio-transmission equipment on Tecate Peak was potentially in the path of the fire as it spread Monday to the northeast, Shoots said.

The fire burned near the site of the Barrett Fire that blackened about 65 acres. That fire sparked Sunday evening and was 25 percent contained by Monday morning.

Also see:

• Crews Halt Small Brush Fire In Bonsall In San Diego's North County
• Barrett Fire Burns 65 Acres In Rural Area Of San Diego's East County

City News Service contributed to this report.