The fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. Thursday in the Otay Mountains of San Diego's South Bay near the border.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

A wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area today, quickly blackening scores of open acres as ground and airborne crews worked to quell the flames amid arid ...