Authorities issued evacuation orders and warnings to nearby areas early Friday morning as a wildfire in the Otay Wilderness Area exploded to 4,250 acres in rugged terrain overnight. Crews were able to ...

Evacuations have been lifted after a fire sparked south of the University of California, San Diego on Thursday afternoon. and a second fast-moving fire in the Otay Mountain area is fast growing.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire crews are battling a brush fire that erupted on Otay Mountain Thursday afternoon, with evacuation orders and warnings in place for surrounding areas.

UPDATE Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, 6 p.m.: Firefighters continued working overnight to corral a wildfire that had spread over some 10 square miles of remote terrain a few miles north of the U.S ...

Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...

San Diego Gas and Electric, Cal OES, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geologic Survey and Caltrans. The cause of the fire was under investigation. The Border 2 Fire broke out on Otay Mountain ...

The Border 2 Fire burning at Otay Mountain near San Diego is yet another blaze in fire-weary Southern California. See the ...

The Otay Mountain fire is seen from the hills of Tijuana on Thursday. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Those could prove a mixed blessing. Thunderstorms can produce lightning ...

As of Wednesday, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 90% surrounded, ...

According to Cal Fire San Diego, the wildfire originated near the Otay Mountain Truck Trail. By Thursday evening, it had burned 600 acres and remained zero percent contained, Cal Fire reported.