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Three small brush fires were reported overnight in northern San Diego County including the Lilac Fire, which spread to 85 acres, according to CalFire.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Residents were ordered to evacuate as crews battled a brush fire in Poway early Monday afternoon.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The residue from house fires contains far more toxins than that of brush fires.
—Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
That brush fire ignited in the area of the ridgeline sometime after midnight, spotted by residents of the nearby Palisades Highlands neighborhood, which is part of Pacific Palisades.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Residents were ordered to evacuate as crews battled a brush fire in Poway early Monday afternoon.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The residue from house fires contains far more toxins than that of brush fires.
—Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
That brush fire ignited in the area of the ridgeline sometime after midnight, spotted by residents of the nearby Palisades Highlands neighborhood, which is part of Pacific Palisades.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Brush fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20fire. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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