SAN DIEGO — A brush fire that began in Mexico is now burning south of the Portrero area near Tecate, CA on both sides of the U.S. - Mexico border.
On Friday morning, The fire remained at 4 acres burned in the United States, and the burn total on the Mexico side of the border is undetermined, per a Cal Fire tweet.
The Evacuation Warnings that were issued Thursday evening were lifted Friday afternoon in an update by Cal Fire.
Crews will continue to work through the day to minimize the threat of the fire extending any further northwards on the U.S. side of the border.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department had issued an evacuation warning for Portrero in the southeastern part of the county off of Grapevine Truck Trail and Tecate Truck Trail on Thursday as a precaution.
Evacuation warnings were initially issued in the shaded area on Thursday:
