Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire Tuesday that spread over nearly 10 square miles of remote terrain a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in south San Diego County. "Firefighters ...

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UPDATE (Jan. 27, 6:30 a.m.): Cal Fire officials said the Border 2 Fire on Otay Mountain is 43% contained as of early Monday morning. The fire, which erupted on the afternoon of Jan. 23 ...

Rain brought much needed aid to the Los Angeles firefight, moving the fires surrounding the city closer to containment.

While the majority of the largest and most destructive fires had been more than 90 percent contained by Monday, last week’s more than 6,600-acre Border 2 fire is 43 percent contained.