SIG ALERT: CRASH SHUTS DOWN WILDCAT CANYON IN LAKESIDE

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Update 8:10 a.m.  Big-rig tow is nearly at the scene. After towing away vehicles, road shutdown will be changed to one-way closure for next 10-12 hours while power line repairs are made, per CHP website. SDG&E will handle the traffic one-way closure.

Update 7:30 a.m. -- The fires are now out.  Two people have been transported to trauma centers with injuries.

June 14, 2016 (Lakeside) -- 6:40 a.m. A SIG ALERT has been issued for a two-vehicle crash on Wildcat Canyon at Willow Road in Lakeside. One vehicle is on its roof, the other 100 feet down an anbankment with people trapped inside. The crash sparked several small brush fires and knocked down power lines, causing an outage to 21 customers with power restoration estimated at 9:30 a.m. per SDG&E.

Lakeside and Heartland Fire are on the scene. 

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Units on Scene.

This incident was handled by firefighters from Lakeside, Barona, and Santee fire departments. There were no Heartland Fire Rescue units assigned. All of the resources were dispatched by Heartland Fire Communications which is the dispatch JPA for all Central Zone fire agencies.