Cross-Border Wildfire In Dulzura Scorches Hundreds Of Acres

SAN DIEGO, CA — A cross-border brush fire burning in rugged terrain along the U.S.-Mexico border had blackened hundreds of acres by Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said.

The blaze, dubbed the Border 6 Fire, sparked shortly before 2 p.m. Monday near Marron Valley Road in Dulzura, according to Cal Fire. By Tuesday afternoon, the fire had burned about 300 acres north of the border and more than 400 acres in Mexico.

As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, the fire remained 0% contained. No structures were threatened.

"The fire continues to spread at a critical rate, requiring extended attack operations," officials said.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.