Cal Fire firefighters walk by scorched palm trees along Montezuma Road in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods on Thursday. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fire crews continued mop-up efforts in the College Area and Talmadge neighborhoods Friday morning following the eruption of a swift-moving fire a day earlier that sent residents fleeing and damaged homes.
The blaze, which burned around 40 acres, was 25% contained as of Friday morning, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Montezuma Road between Collwood Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue remained closed. Evacuation orders Thursday stretched across a wide swath of central San Diego, encompassing large parts of Talmadge, the College Area, Kensington and Normal Heights. All orders were lifted Thursday night, and power was restored to those neighborhoods, fire officials reported.around 1:40 p.m. off Montezuma east of Fairmount, damaged six homes — mostly charred fences, broken windows and the like, officials said.
“Your heroic efforts saved neighborhoods during very challenging conditions! Thanks to all the agencies who arrived from the far reaches of our county to share the work,” officials wrote Thursday night.“The efforts from all involved have been nothing short of courageous and heroic, and I couldn’t be prouder of all of our first responders,” he said in a statement.
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