The fire, named Border 66, broke out Tuesday and quickly burned 296 acres, according to Cal Fire. It began at the base of Tecate Peak about 2.5 miles west of Highway 188.

A large plume of smoke from the fire, which is near Border Road, was visible for miles around. Cal Fire said at about 1:20 p.m. that no structures are threatened by the fire. Local ...

The fire, which was named the “Border 66 Fire,” was first reported around 11:15 a.m. roughly two-and-a-half miles west of State Route 188, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire San Diego officials said the so-called Border 66 Fire broke out at the base of Tecate Peak, west of Potrero, just after 12 p.m.

As of 3 p.m., the Border 66 Fire, which broke out around 11 a.m. Tuesday just west of state Route 166, was at 300 acres burned with 10% containment.

There are at least 66 million dead trees in California, according to the U.S. National Forest Service, and they may provide more tinder to the already volatile wildfire situation in the state.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fire crews are battling a brush fire that is straddling the U.S.-Mexico border after flames erupted at the base of Tecate Peak in San Diego County on Tuesday. The fire, which ...

SAN DIEGO — Firefighters battled a vegetation fire along the U.S.-Mexico border. The fire, named Border 66, broke out Tuesday and quickly burned 296 acres, according to Cal Fire.

Smoke plume from Border 66 brush fire towers above East County The blaze southwest of Potrero has charred nearly 300 acres, officials said ...