SAN DIEGO — Nearly 200 firefighters were battling a brush fire on Sunday afternoon southeast of Otay Lake that had a moderate "rate of spread" and charred 60 acres of vegetation, Cal Fire officials said.
The fire was initially reported as four separate fires on the west side of the Otay Mountain wilderness area but quickly became one, said Cal Fire Capt. Thomas Shoots. No homes were immediately threatened and no evacuations were requested. The blaze was being called Border 27 fire by the agency.
It was 5% contained as of 1:15 p.m.
