Exclusive: ECM obtains video showing start of Coches Fire

by ECM | September 17, 2025 5:10 pm

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September 17, 2025 (Lakeside) — East County Magazine photographer Patrick Ward has obtained surveillance video from a Lakeside homeowner who lives next to the spot where the Coches Fire began.  The video from the homeowner, who asked to remain anonymous, shows vehicles on the roadway around 2:56 p.m. on September 8, 2025, followed by brush igniting in several spots.

Cal Fire and Lakeside Fire have not yet announced the cause of this fire, though the video could indicate a vehicle-caused ignition such as sparks from a faulty catalytic converter. ECM has sent this video to Cal Fire’s public information officer.

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