Update August 19,2016 8 a.m.:The fire held to 26 acres overnight and is now 80% contained.
Update 8:40 p.m.: Evacuation orders are now lifted. Please watch for firefighters as you return home.
Update7 p.m.:The fire is 15 acres and 40% contained. A firefighter was bitten by a rattlesnake and has been hospitalized.
East County News Service
Photos by Kristink Kjaero taken off State Route 94 and Kathleen Coates-Hedberg, viewed from Mt. Helix.
August 17, 2016 (Spring Valley) – Evacuations have been ordered in Spring Valley on Ledge Side between Ledge View and South Barcelona due to the Pointe Fire, Cal Fire reports. Structures are threatened north of Point Parkway near the water tanks, NBC 7 news reports.
Monte Vista High School is being set up as an evacuation center at 3230 Sweetwater Springs Blvd. in Spring Valley. The fire is approximately 3 to 5 acres.
Also if you are traveling north out of San Diego, Highway 15 is closed through the Cajon Pass and portions of State Route 138 are also closed due to the Bluecut Fire, which has charred over 30,000 acres and forced evacuation of over 80,000 people in San Bernardino County.
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