Lakeside Brush Fires Being Investigated
Cal Fire Investigating Horse Fire, El Monte Fire
Posted: 06/11/2012
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343 days ago
Investigations are under way Monday into a pair of weekend brush fires that scorched parts of Lakeside, according to Cal Fire.
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The Horse Fire burned about 12 acres of brush in a rural area of Lakeside Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire Capt. Mike Mohler said in a statement. It broke out on Crazy Horse Drive near Morning Dove Road about 2:15 p.m. and was contained roughly two hours later.While crews were still mopping up from the Horse Fire, a blaze dubbed the El Monte Fire broke out in El Monte Valley. It blackened five acres before being contained, according to Mohler and a statement from the Lakeside Fire District.No one was injured and no structures were lost in either fire.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
