Lightning Culprit In Small Vegetation Fire Near Warner Springs

SAN DIEGO, CA — A lightning strike sparked a vegetation fire that burned a quarter of an acre Monday near the community of Warner Springs.

The blaze, dubbed the Flats Fire, was reported at 1:06 p.m. in a spot close to 32650 Highway 79, east of Palomar Mountain in the rural north San Diego County community.

Cal Fire Capt. Thomas Shoots said a rainstorm kept the fire from spreading, adding that 25 firefighters were dispatched to the scene. No structures were damaged.

— City News Service