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Forward spread stopped after crash sparks fire near Ramona

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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The forward rate of spread has been stopped after a rollover crash sparked a brush fire east of Ramona, triggering evacuations Thursday afternoon.

According to firefighters, the fire started around 1 p.m. Thursday near Highway 78, west of Casner Road. It scorched about 105 acres as of 5 p.m. The blaze is so far 15 percent contained.

An evacuation order was issued for an area between Highway 78 and Slaughterhouse Road, but has since been lifted.

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Multiple firefighting aircraft were dispatched to the scene to perform water drops on the brush fire.