Mobile home fire in Poway leads to temporary evacuation of several homes

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire that led to a vegetation fire Saturday afternoon.

According to an SDFD spokesperson, firefighters first received a call about the fully engulfed mobile home fire in the area of ​​Scripps Poway Parkway west of Pomerado Road around 3:36 p.m. The spokesperson told ABC 10News that the one-acre fire briefly threatened surrounding structures.

SDFD extinguished the fire using water drops from helicopters.

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The San Diego County Sheriff's Office told ABC 10News that 10 homes had to be evacuated because of the fire. The sheriff's office said the fire had been extinguished and officers had left the area, indicating people could re-enter their homes.

The AlertCALIFORNIA camera in the area showed smoke rising shortly after firefighters first responded, but it disappeared shortly after 5 p.m