Palisades Fire containment continues to grow
As of Friday morning, the Palisades Fire was listed at 75% contained.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Southern California is making the switch from red flag conditions to rainfall this weekend with showers, mountain snow and a big cool down, prompting concerns over debris flow and mudslides.
Firefighters battled a new brush fire that erupted in San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border, as they also raced to contain the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake.
The Border Fire 2 is burning near the Otay Mountain Truck Trail located within the Otay Mountain Wilderness area and evacuation orders were issued early Friday morning.
Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire.
CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.
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- Ridge Route Rd at Lake Hughes
- Ridge Route Rd at Templin Hwy
- Lake Hughes at Pine Cyn
- Dry Gulch at San Francisquito Cyn Rd
- I-5 NB at Parker Rd Off Ramp and I-5 NB at Lake Hughes Rd off ramp will be shut down.
Evacuation shelters
- Evacuation center: College of the Canyons East Gym at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
As of Friday morning, the Palisades Fire was listed at 75% contained.
The Hughes Fire that broke out in Castaic is now 56% contained. As of Friday morning, it has burned more than 10,300 acres.
As of Friday morning, the Border 2 Fire has burned 800 acres and has not yet been contained.
Authorities said crews are dealing with "some extreme fire behavior,'' as blowing embers have started smaller blazes in the area.
The county sheriff's office issued an evacuation order for residents in Dulz at Otay Mountain, and a warning for an area just south of the Jamul
Indian Village, according to a county map.
The sheriff's office posted on social media, "If you feel you are in danger, GO!''
Southwestern College is the evacuation site, and authorities have closed Otay Lakes Road to traffic.
Within 90 minutes of starting, the burn area had grown to roughly 140 acres, officials reported. As of shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, the fire had spread over an estimated 300 acres, according to Cal Fire.
There were no known structural threats or reported injuries.
The San Diego Sheriff's Department issued road closures in the Otay Mesa area as the fire grew to 600 acres.
Alta Road is closed to traffic just south of Otay Mesa Road due to the rapid growing Border Fire 2 that is burning near the U.S. - Mexico border.
Residents are asked to avoid the area until further notice.