Brush Fire Sparks Alongside I-8 In El Cajon

EL CAJON, CA – Crews have halted the spread of a roughly 10-acre hillside brushfire near the Granite Hills neighborhood Friday, fire officials said.

According to Cal Fire, the fire ignited about 4 p.m. alongside eastbound Interstate 8, near Greenfield Drive, in El Cajon.

Ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters battled the flames, which spread amid warm, breezy conditions toward a Walmart Supercenter on Camino Canada for a time, said Cal Fire Capt. Issac Sanchez. By 5:30 p.m., officials reported the blaze had burned 10 acres and was 10 percent contained.

Traffic on I-8 was heavily congested for miles in the area as crews worked to subdue the flames, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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