DULZURA, Calif.(KGTV) - A brush fire Saturday broke out north of Dulzura and south of Jamul, closing State route 94 and nearby roads.
The Gate Fire sparked along Otay Lakes Road and SR-94 just before 11:30 a.m. As of 7:30 p.m., Cal Fire reported that the fire had reached 850 acres and was 15 percent contained.
Dulzura is under an evacuation warning. The evacuation point will be the Viejas Casino parking lot. Pio Pico RV Resort and Campground was evacuated as a precaution shortly after the fire started.
A Chula Vista Police officer who was directing traffic in the area of Otay Lakes Rd. and Wueste Rd. was struck by a vehicle. The officer suffered serious injuries and was taken to a trauma unit.
Sr-94 has been shutdown in both directions from Honey Springs Rd. to State route 188 as a result. Otay Lakes Rd. is also closed at Wueste Rd.
@10News #wildfire #firedanger #hot pic.twitter.com/CNiwfPVsdK
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The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Fire information is available by calling 211 or checking online.
This is a developing story. Stay with 10News as more information becomes available. 10News' Hannah Mullins will be heading to the scene to bring you more later today.
CAL FIRE ON TWITTER:
#GateFire [update] Fire is currently 425 ac and 5% contained. Hwy 94 is closed at Honey Springs Rd, Otay Lakes Rd is closed at Wueste Rd pic.twitter.com/PPdcL2NBkf
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) May 20, 2017
#GateFire [update] off of Hwy 94 and Otay Truck Trail, northwest of Dulzura (San Diego County) is now at 300 acres. https://t.co/oa2M3NTRXO pic.twitter.com/nWFCGyjV7J
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) May 20, 2017
#GateFire [update] Fire is now 300 acres. Pio Pico Campground is being evacuated.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) May 20, 2017
#GateFire [update] Fire is currently 100 ac, dangerous rate of spread.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) May 20, 2017
@CALFIRESANDIEGO at scene of a vegetation fire Hwy 94 south of Jamul. IC reports 10 ac and rapid rate of spread.#GateFire
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) May 20, 2017
CALTRANS ON TWITTER:
UPDATE: EB/WB SR-94 closed from Honey Springs Rd to SR-188 due to a brush fire. #SDCaltransAlert
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) May 20, 2017
The Gate Fire is the latest vegetation fire to strike the region this week. Friday, crews doused a 3-acre vegetation fire near Deer Springs Road in Escondido that threatened homes at one point, though no damages were reported.
Thursday, Escondido Fire and Cal Fire crews battled back another small acreage fire off Dublin Lane and La Honda Drive.
