SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (KGTV) -- A brush fire erupted in Spring Valley Tuesday evening, threatening some structures and forcing evacuations before firefighters doused the flames.
According to Watch Duty, crews from the San Miguel Fire Department responded to reports of a fire that quickly spread to 2 acres around 7:36 p.m. Firefighters later discovered a second fire north of the original reported incident, with flames burning on both sides of a canyon.
The forward rate of the fire was eventually stopped at 5 acres. Officials said threats to nearby structures were temporarily contained.
A temporary evacuation point for nearby resident was established at the Target parking lot located at 935 Sweetwater Road.
