{"id":353064,"date":"2026-06-09T13:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353064\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:04:26","slug":"sorrento-valley-brush-fire-forces-evacuations-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353064\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorrento Valley brush fire forces evacuations in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Flames erupted across more than 40 acres in San Diego\u2019s Sorrento Valley early Monday, triggering evacuations and a major emergency response near Los Pe\u00f1asquitos Canyon Preserve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The blaze broke out around 9:30 a.m. near the split between Interstates 5 and 805 and quickly spread at a moderate rate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Evacuations were underway in areas surrounding Los Pe\u00f1asquitos Canyon Preserve, with officials establishing a temporary evacuation site at Mandell Weiss Eastgate Park.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire also forced the closure of Sorrento Valley Boulevard between Vista Sorrento Parkway and Camino Santa Fe, according to San Diego police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About 145 firefighting personnel from multiple agencies were assigned to the incident, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/small-brush-fire-sparks-in-sorrento-valley\/4033957\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:NBC7;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NBC7&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NBC7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The fire also forced the closure of Sorrento Valley Boulevard between Vista Sorrento Parkway and Camino Santa Fe, according to San Diego police. CBS 8\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fc8e621dfaccba1290eb1ad9aaee6e3c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The fire also forced the closure of Sorrento Valley Boulevard between Vista Sorrento Parkway and Camino Santa Fe, according to San Diego police. CBS 8<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The blaze broke out around 9:30 a.m. near the split between Interstates 5 and 805 and quickly spread at a moderate rate. CBS 8\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"565\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a9c1d934afe81e7f7d1a5f9832d1573a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The blaze broke out around 9:30 a.m. near the split between Interstates 5 and 805 and quickly spread at a moderate rate. CBS 8<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"No injuries or damage had been reported as of Monday morning. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. CBS 8\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"552\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe78e16a309b8541e57686108db4abe6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>No injuries or damage had been reported as of Monday morning. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. CBS 8<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Initial attack efforts included at least two firefighting helicopters and several engines before additional aircraft and roughly a dozen more engines were requested. NBC 7\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"536\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8199e603957d165496e781450fce1652.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Initial attack efforts included at least two firefighting helicopters and several engines before additional aircraft and roughly a dozen more engines were requested. NBC 7<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Firefighters are working to battle the fast-moving blaze. NBC 7\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"536\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b826f20fe78ffd0602e714cd6a5c173b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters are working to battle the fast-moving blaze. NBC 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Initial attack efforts included at least two firefighting helicopters and several engines before additional aircraft and roughly a dozen more engines were requested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No injuries or damage had been reported as of Monday morning. 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