​Brush Fire Sparks In Santee

Santee CA

26 February, 2021

3:03 PM

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SANTEE, CA — A brush fire sparked Friday in Santee. The blaze broke out in a riverbed near Mast Park, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Deputies cleared people out of the park on Carlton Hills Boulevard as a precaution. It was unclear what caused the fire. Fire in the riverbed in Santee. Looks like fire dept has a good handle on it. No more black smoke, just white. In video is helicopter collecting water from upriver. You can't see the water, but it's down there under the reeds. #OnlyYou pic.twitter.com/6JZt9BiH4C— saunie (@saunieindiego) February 26, 2021 #CarltonFire (#Santee, San Diego Co.) A vegetation fire has started near the Santee Lakes. Per IC, the fire in 1-2 acres, heavy fuels with a moderate rate of spread backed by winds. Evacuations underway for Mast Park and voluntary evacs for Willow Grove Ct. pic.twitter.com/hP9mfyG6r1— SoCal Air Operations (@SocalAirOps) February 26, 2021 City News Service contributed to this report.