The string of brush fires that erupted in San Diego in recent weeks started in or near homeless encampments. San Diego ...

Fire crews were called to a fire burning along Friars Rd. near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego on Tuesday afternoon just ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A vegetation fire ignited in the area of Friars Road in Mission Valley Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuations nearby and burning at least 15 acres before crews put out the blaze.

A mandatory evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon after a new brush fire, named the "Friars Fire," broke out near ...

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The blaze erupted shortly after noon on the north side of Friars Road, across the street from the Fashion Valley mall, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The fire, charring 15 to ...

The blaze, called the Friars Fire, was first reported at 12:09 p.m. off Friars Road and Via de la Moda, according to Cal Fire ...

The blaze burned along the hillsides north of Friars Road west of state Route 163, prompting neighborhoods to the north and west to be placed under an evacuation order or warning around noon ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fire crews were busy battling a brush fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon off of Friars Road near the Fashion Valley Mall. The brush fire was first reported just after ...

A brush fire on a hillside across from Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley threatened structures on Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders. The so-called Friars Fire was reported just after noon ...

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