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LARGE BRUSH FIRE IN TECATE, MEXICO NEAR BORER

By Miriam Raftery

July 26, 2023 (Tecate)  -- The #Border20Fire which started late this afternoon has burned 458 acres. The fire started on the south slope of Tecate Peak. 

At 6:35 p.m., Cal Fire reports that updated mapping and intelligence shows the fire is completely within Mexico – a correction from their early report, which had indicated that the fire had crossed the border.


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BRUSH FIRE BURNING SOUTH OF TECATE

 

By Nadin Abbott

June 28. 2013 (San Diego’s East County)-- The smoke that residents in East County have seen in recent days is coming from a fire in Mexico, about 17 miles (28 kilometers) south of the international border. The fire has consumed 1,235 acres (500 hectares) and it is about 50% contained.


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