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San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) and Cal Fire crews have stopped the forward progress of a wildfire near Sorrento Valley Boulevard on Monday.
Sorrento Fire
The fire, dubbed the Sorrento Fire, is currently at 90 acres 90% contained as of Wednesday, SDFD said.
The fire spread in hilly terrain, which complicated crews' response, SDFD Capt. Jason Shanley said.
"The fixed wing aircraft are dropping fire retardant to the east on the hills to slow the fire up and because it's really difficult for crews to get," he said. "In this fire, the terrain is steep and really dangerous, so they're doing what they can."
During earlier aerial operations, someone was flying a drone in the area, which paused the air attack for 30 minutes, Assistant Fire Chief Dan Eddy said.
"That's the worst thing we can do," Eddy said. "I understand that people want to have up there and they want to get that picture, but if that hits one of my aircraft, we are in a bad spot, right? So we ground it all and all."
Evacuations
All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, the San Diego Police Department said. The fire had threatened more than 2,000 homes.
A temporary evacuation point was established at Mandell Weiss Eastgate Park. It is now closed.
Road closures
Sorrento Valley Boulevard was completely closed between Vista Sorrento Parkway and Camino Santa Fe, according to SDPD.
