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East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts
Update 8:45 p.m.: Heartland Fire and Rescue indicates the fire started in palm trees at the Lemon Grove Trolley station and spread along trolley tracks, briefly threatening about 20 homes. The fire damaged power lines and railroad ties for the trolley, so the trolley remains shut down. There was also minor damage to eaves of some homes and a fence. Cause of the fire is under investigation by the Sheriff's Bomb and Arson squad.
Heartland Fire & Rescue units from Lemon Grove and La Mesa responded, with assistance from San Diego Fire, San Miguel Fire, and Cal Fire/SDSO to swiftly stop the blaze.
May 27, 2018 (Lemon Grove) -- A brush fire in Lemon Grove has charred about two acres, but Heartland firefighters have halted the forward spread.
The fire was reported in palm trees shortly after 5 p.m. in the 1500 block of San Altos Place. It jumped Imperial Avenue and according to CBS 8, briefly threatened structures on Angelus Avenue.
Trolley service in the impact has been affected.
Heartland Fire has asked that residents avoid the area for several hours.
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A Speedy Alert
I live in Lemon Grove. I breathe the air there. I take the trolley at the nearby Massachusetts Ave. station. This report of yours actually beat the smell of smoke!
GOOD WORK!