Rainbow brush fire 100% contained at 1.6 acres
RAINBOW (KUSI) — 6:30 p.m. — The Rainbow Fire has been 100 percent contained at 1.6 acres.
1:30 p.m. Fire crews were sent to battle a one-acre brush fire that broke out near Interstate 15 in Rainbow Valley Monday afternoon.
The brush fire broke out off southbound I-15 just south of Rainbow Valley Blvd. before 1:30 p.m., closing two lanes of I-15, according to Cal Fire San Diego. Motorists were asked to use alternate routes.
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO is at scene of a 1 ac vegetation fire near southbound I-15 south of Rainbow Valley Blvd. PIO en route.#RainbowFire
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 10, 2017
#RainbowFire [update] # 3 and 4 lanes of southbound I-15 are closed in the area of the fire, please avoid the area if possible.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) July 10, 2017
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