A brush fire broke out on the 100 block of River Rock Court in Santee, San Diego County, California, on Sunday afternoon.
The San Diego County Fire Department is responding to the incident as smoke is visible across the county.
A Type 1 engine strike team (5 engines) has been requested by Incident Command, on top of three engines already responding.
The fire has spread over an area of three acres and is slowly moving north, within 100ft of structures on the northern side.
Evacuation orders have been issued for nearby commercial stores, including Walmart and Michaels, but residential buildings have not been evacuated.
There are no reports of injuries as of now.
