San Pasqual
A brush fire east of the San Diego Wild Animal Park forced the closure of California 78 on Friday afternoon.
The fire started about 1:25 p.m. in Clevenger Canyon near the two-lane highway as it winds up a grade toward Ramona, the California Department of Forestry said.
By midday it had consumed more than 100 acres and had for a time threatened several structures, a forestry spokeswoman said. By late afternoon, the fire had stopped spreading.
The blaze was fought by forestry firefighters and the Ramona Fire Department. Forestry air tankers also dropped fire retardant.
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