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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Thursday, large amounts of smoke filled San Diego County as several fires burned throughout the state and Mexico.
Authorities report that a fire in Wildomar has scorched at least 350 acres as residents in North County reported smelling smoke. At least 20 engines have been requested on the scene and aerial tankers could be seen making water and fire retardant drops.
Evacuations were put into place for the Wildomar community along Hixon Truck Trail. An evacuation warning was also issued for the Lakeland Village Community west of Grand Avenue.
#WildomarFire [update] (1 of 3) - An evacuation warning has been issued for the Lakeland Village Community area west of Grand Avenue...
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) October 27, 2017
#WildomarFire [update] (2 of 3) - ... and north of McVicar Street and south of Akley Street in the Cites of Lake Elsinore and Wildomar...
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) October 27, 2017
#WildomarFire [update] (3 of 3) - ...due to the Wildomar Fire. Avoid Grand Avenue due to traffic and emergency vehicles.
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) October 27, 2017
#WildomarFire - Evacuation WARNING area maps... pic.twitter.com/AMStTZUXzJ
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) October 27, 2017
Watch a Facebook Live from the fire below:
More resources have been ordered and are en route to the #WildomarFire pic.twitter.com/1w4zgoHlFL
— Cleveland NF (@ClevelandNF) October 26, 2017
A second fire also burned just south of Tijuana Thursday, filling South County with the smell of smoke.
Cal Fire San Diego reports that, as of Thursday afternoon, there are no wildfires burning in San Diego County.
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO There is large amounts of smoke throughout the county from a fire in Mexico we have no current fires in San Diego.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) October 26, 2017
The National Weather Service Thursday explained why the smoke shifted into San Diego County. The NWS says the smoke moved over the ocean during an offshore wind pattern. The wind then shifted to an onshore pattern, bringing the smoke into San Diego County.
The haze is expected to stick around for the remainder of the day, according to the National Weather Service.
The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) issued a smoke advisory for the county due to the fire. Air quality could reach "unhealthful levels in some smoke impacted areas," according to APCD.
APCD recommends anyone who smells smoke to limit physical activity and, if possible, stay indoors.
Smoke Advisory pic.twitter.com/HgX55WIyS3
— San Diego Co. APCD (@sdapcd) October 26, 2017
