Firefighters are battling a fast-growing vegetation fire in Otay Mesa near the U.S.—Mexico border on Saturday afternoon.
Units were dispatched around 3 p.m. Saturday to reports of smoke in a rural area of San Diego County near the Otay Truck Trail and not far from the Mexico border, according to Cal Fire officials."The fire is now at 35% contained and remains 137 acres. Crews will remain engaged today to strengthen control lines and extinguish hot spots," officials reported Sunday."The night resources have made good progress on the containment of the fire.
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the state were flying fire suppression missions as conditions allowed. A total of 150 personnel were assigned to the fire, including 13 engines, six helicopters, six crews and 10 other unnamed resources, officials said.On Saturday, great plumes of smoke from the fire could be seen on ALERTCalifornia wildfire cameras burning near the George Bailey Detention Facility, according to Cal Fire Capt. Mike Cornette.
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