A wildfire that has blackened 1,051 acres in rugged open terrain near El Monte County Park has been 90% contained, fire authorities said Sunday. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons at 2:30 p.m.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The brush fire referred to as the Monte Fire burning near Lakeside has grown to more than 1,000 acres in its third day. As of Sunday, the fire burned 1,051 acres in eastern ...

Update: This story has been updated to include new information. Crews made progress Wednesday containing a brush fire near El Monte County Park that has blackened around 400 acres. The blaze erupted ...

LAKESIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A brush fire prompted evacuations Tuesday in the Lakeside area. The Monte Fire started around 2:59 p.m. near the 15000 block of El Monte Road, east of Lake Jennings ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — This story will no longer be updated. Find ongoing updates here. Firefighters continued to battle a brush fire in Lakeside, in East San Diego County near El Monte Road east ...