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November 6, 2009 (Lakeside) – Three fires last night in Lakeside are under investigation by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, East County Magazine has learned.
A traffic accident in the 9500 block of Blossom Valley Road last night sparked a fire which spread into trees. Alpine Fire District and Cal Fire responded to the blaze and determined that the occupant of the vehicle had died, according to Captain Mark Grow of Heartland Fire.
In a separate incident earlier at 10:26 p.m., a vehicle struck a home in the 8600 block of Via del Luz, rupturing a gas line and starting a fire. Lakeside and El Cajon Fire Departments were able to contain the fire and stop it from spreading to the structure. The Red Cross was notified to help the residents. The Union-Tribune reports today that the driver struck his own home. The possibility that these two incidents might be related is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office, Grow wrote at Heartland’s online blog.
A third fire erupted at 10:42 behind businesses in the 9500 block of Winter Gardens Blvd. A company from Lakeside extinguished the suspicious fire that is currently being investigated. A Bonita unit was moved to Lakeside’s station #3 to help cover the area following the blazes.
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