Springs Fire east of Jamul Casino grows to 50 acres with evacuations ordered

An air crew approaches a smoky zone after the Springs Fire erupted Photo courtesy of Cal Fire San Diego Firefighters are battling three brush fires burning near each other in the area of Lyons Valley and Honey Springs roads east of Jamul according to Cal Fire The -acre blaze dubbed the Springs Fire is causing no immediate structural threats agents reported but evacuation orders have been issued along with warnings for other residents to prepare to leave their homes The orders cover an area north of Lyons Valley Road south of Wisecarver Truck Trail Carveacre Road and Oak Valley Trail east of Wisecarver Truck Trail and Lyons Valley Road and west of Carveacre and Lyons Valley Road Three small brush fires that are being called the SpringsFire are burning near Lyons Valley Road and Honey Springs Road in Lawson Valley An EVACUATION ORDER is in place for the shaded areas in red shown in the maps below It means everyone in the impacted area must leave pic twitter com pIhbZXgsee San Diego Sheriff SDSheriff July A temporary evacuation center has been set up at Regal Edwards Cinemas Jamacha Road in El Cajon The fire released around p m is burning in steep rocky terrain with medium brushy fuels in the far eastern reaches of the county The area is south of the Cleveland National Forest and west of the Pine Creek and Hauser wilderness areas Forward progress of the westernmost of the three fires at Skyline Truck Trail has been stopped according to Cal Fire But Watch Duty a nonprofit fire provision declared the center fire was burning toward the eastern blaze Crews are fighting the flames on the ground and by air In addition officers have traffic controls in place along Lyons Valley Wisecarver Truck and Skyline Truck trails Honey Springs Road and Japatul Valley Road