A blaze that officials dubbed the Alvarado Fire began burning near Interstate 8 on Thursday afternoon. The fire was first reported in the 4300 block of Alvarado Canyon Boulevard in the Grantville neighborhood of San Diego at about 3:45 p.m.

A mandatory evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon after a new brush fire, named the "Friars Fire," broke out near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego.

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

Brush fire reported shortly after noon along Friars Road west of SR-163. Homes to the north and west of the area were under evacuation orders or warnings

The "Friars Fire" broke out in San Diego County Tuesday afternoon. The flames started near the Fashion Valley mall. Crews quickly contained the fire at approximately three acres. SAN DIEGO - As fierce Santa Ana winds whipped across Southern California,

A brush fire broke out near a shopping mall in San Diego, California, and has forced nearly 1,000 residents to evacuate. The Friars Fire was reported shortly after 12.30pm on Tuesday on a hillside across from Fashion Valley Mall in the densely populated Mission Valley neighborhood.