As of Wednesday, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, nearly 90% surrounded, according to Cal Fire.

The so-called Border 2 Fire broke out on Otay Mountain around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Cal Fire. It sent a large plume of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles across San Diego ...

The Border 2 Fire was reported Thursday afternoon. It’s burning in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. A red flag warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. Friday for parts of Southern California ...

The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. As of 7:15 p.m. PT ...

The fire, which has been named the “Border 2 Fire,” was reported after 2:15 p.m. in the area of Otay Mountain Truck Trail in the Otay Wilderness Area. The fire jumped from 350 to over 500 ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday announced changes to the evacuation orders and warnings in place for the Border 2 Fire in the Otay Mountain area ...

A wind-driven wildfire sparked Thursday afternoon north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County, triggering evacuation orders and warnings Friday morning. The blaze, called the Border 2 Fire, ...

Friday’s sunrise is covered by smoke from the Border 2 fire near Otay Mountain and Lower Otay Lake on Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Johnson, the Cal Fire ...