SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have extinguish a roughly 60-acre brush fire near Tecate Mission Road, just north of the U.S.-Mexico line and west of Tecate Port of Entry.
The fire was burning on the U.S. side and evacuation warnings were issued for the Tecate area. There was a temporary evacuation site at Potrero Elementary School.
The blaze, which was sparked by downed power lines south of the
border, destroyed one outbuilding, the state agency reports.