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Monte Fire near Lakeside burns over 1,000 acres
The brush fire referred to as the Monte Fire burning near Lakeside has grown to more than 1,000 acres in its third day.
Crews making progress as Monte fire in East County grows to 868 acres
The fire was about 25% contained and officials said they planned to drop firefighters onto the steep terrain by helicopter.
Evacuation orders lifted for new East County fire south of Interstate 8
East County brush fire broke out Thursday, less than 10 miles south of the Monte Fire, which crews have been battling for two ...
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Monte Fire burns more than 1,000 acres as crews continue to fight in rugged terrain
Crews are being flown in by helicopter to fight the fire on steep rugged terrain. Evacuation orders remain in place, but no ...
Monte fire tops 1,000 acres as it burns for third day; second fire prompts evacuations in Lakeside
The fire agency said in late afternoon on social media that the forward progress of the second blaze, the Hawick fire, had ...
Crews continue to work to contain 1,000-acre Monte Fire near Lakeside
Face masks, such as N-95s and KN-95s, as well as indoor air filtration will help with the smoke and particulate matter, ...
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UPDATE: Some evacuation orders connected to Monte Fire lifted as crews make progress
Cal Fire Captain Robert Johnson said about 10 structures were threatened, but none had suffered any damage as of late Tuesday night. Evacuation orders are still in place.
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Update: Containment progress – Monte Fire in San Diego County at 25%
Monte Fire initially started 2:59 p.m. June 17 in San Diego County, California. Since its discovery 26 hours ago, it has burned 868 acres. By Wednesday evening, a fire crew of 180 ...
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'I wasn't sure we'd get out.' Lakeside rancher was first to spot Monte Fire
The blaze erupted for unknown reasons at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday off the 15000 block of El Monte Road in Lakeside, next to ...