Border 2 Fire in San Diego County remains at 74% containment

Update: Nearly full contained Border 2 Fire in San Diego County, now at 90%
Border 2 Fire initially started 1:58 p.m. Jan. 23 in San Diego County. After being active for six days, it has burned 6,625 acres. A fire crew of 1,510 effectively contained 90% of the fire by Wednesday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
US: Border 2 Fire Burns Over 6,000 Acres in San Diego County, Forces Evacuations
The Border 2 Fire erupted in the Otay Mountain Wilderness on January 25, 2025, quickly burning over 6,000 acres and prompting evacuation orders across the region. First reported as a small 10-acre blaze on Thursday afternoon,
UPDATE: Border 2 Fire now 88% contained
Still prohibited from returning to their homes due to the conflagration, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, were residents of areas east and south of Otay Lakes Road.
Update: 10,425 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Hughes Fire, still 98% contained
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for a week. By Wednesday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 98% of the wildfire.
San Diego County supervisors focus on fire safety plan at next meeting
Amid a few fire-scorched weeks in Southern California, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will hear a presentation Tuesday on the county’s emergency preparedness and response efforts.
L.A. fire updates: Fire victims seek answers about rebuilding, cleanup timeline
As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new ...
Looking Fire, and Fear, Square in the Eye
Alyce McFadden, a reporting fellow on The Times’s Metro desk, writes about what covering a disaster for the first time ...
Plane fire ‘caused by passenger’s portable battery’ leaves seven injured
Seven people have been injured in a fire which forced the emergency evacuation of a plane on a runway in South Korea.
Second round of rain heading to L.A. What will it take to end fire season?
Another rain event is heading to fire-weary Los Angeles next week. Meanwhile, Northern California is in for an atmospheric ...
Ex-fire chief in New York City pleads guilty in corruption scandal
A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others ...
N. Portland residential fire blasts 3 walls off house
Three walls of a St. Johns home were obliterated in a fire around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Portland firefighters said.
New Data Shows Major Electrical Disruption Ahead of Eaton Fire
A private lab found evidence of two massive electrical faults in the Eaton Canyon area just before a fire erupted there and ...
Mom Allegedly Hid Fire Alarms in Yard, Then Set House on Fire to Kill 3 Kids as They Screamed for Help: Police
Singleton allegedly removed seven fire alarms from the home before setting it on fire on Saturday morning, the AP, FOX 17 and ...