UPDATE (5:35 a.m.): Cal Fire officials said crews have held the blaze at 2 acres burned and the fire is 50% contained.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A brush fire with the potential to spread rapidly erupted in an area of Ramona early Tuesday morning, Cal Fire San Diego officials said.
Officials said the Highland 5 Fire was reported just after 4:30 a.m. in vegetation near Highland Valley Road and Rangeland Road.
According to Cal Fire San Diego, the blaze was initially at 2 acres “with a rapid rate of spread with a potential for an extended attack fire.”
The fire comes as strong Santa Ana winds whip across the San Diego region, increasing the fire danger potential.
As of 5 a.m., no evacuations were ordered and no structures were threatened by the fire.
