Lightning Culprit In Small Vegetation Fire Near Warner Springs

San Diego CA

31 August, 2021

2:43 AM

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SAN DIEGO, CA — A lightning strike sparked a vegetation fire that burned a quarter of an acre Monday near the community of Warner Springs. The blaze, dubbed the Flats Fire, was reported at 1:06 p.m. in a spot close to 32650 Highway 79, east of Palomar Mountain in the rural north San Diego County community. Cal Fire Capt. Thomas Shoots said a rainstorm kept the fire from spreading, adding that 25 firefighters were dispatched to the scene. No structures were damaged. — City News Service