June 25, 2010 (Lakeside) – A vegetation fire on Los Coches Road in Lakeside scorched a car and ignited trees, sending up a large column of dark smoke moments ago, but is now under control. “The fire is confined to a quarter of an acre,” Lakeside Fire Chief Andy Parr told ECM.
Cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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