A fast-moving brush fire ripped through a canyon area near homes between Sorrento Valley and Carmel Valley on Monday, June 8. According to CalFire, the fire was reported at about 9:20 a.m. in the area of Sorrento Valley Drive and south of East Ocean Air Drive, scorching a total of 90 acres. Forward progress was stopped just after 3 p.m.
San Diego, CA – Fire retardant covers a mailbox in Torrey Hills near the fire line as crews battle the Sorrento Fire in San Diego on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA – Crews battle the Sorrento Fire in San Diego on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA – Fire retardant covers the ground as crews battle the Sorrento Fire in San Diego on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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San Diego, CA – Fire retardant covers a mailbox in Torrey Hills near the fire line as crews battle the Sorrento Fire in San Diego on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fire officials had warned initially that the blaze had a “dangerous rate of spread,” prompting more than 2,200 homes and businesses to be placed under evacuation orders on both sides of the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, an area popular with hikers and bicyclists.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation by CalFire.