Above: Ed Lenderman talks with San Diego Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Dan Eddy on the fire response.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fire crews are responding to a fire that began in the Rancho Bernardo community of San Diego Wednesday morning.

According to San Diego Fire-Rescue, the department received the initial call around 8:55 a.m. The first unit of firefighters arrived shortly after 9 a.m., SDFD said on its website. Forward spread was stopped at four acres around 11 a.m.

Dubbed the “Bernardo Fire,” the blaze was reported in the area of Bernardo Center Drive and Camino Del Norte, near Interstate 15.

The county of San Diego’s evacuation map can be found below. This information is current as of 11:24 a.m. Areas in red are under an evacuation order, from Dove Canyon Road to the west, Camino Del Norte to the north, I-15 to the east and Carmel Mountain Road to the south.

Areas currently under an evacuation warning are highlighted in yellow. These areas stretch as far south as Black Mountain Open Space Park, west and north bordered by Camino Del Sur, and east toward Dove Canyon Road.

Areas in yellow are under an evacuation warning. Areas in red are under an evacuation order. (County of San Diego)

A temporary evacuation center was set up at 12080 Carmel Mountain Rd., the location of an At Home store and parking lot.

SDFD posted an update at 9:27 a.m. on X/Twitter, saying there was potential for the fire to grow to 100 acres. At least one person was taken to the hospital with burn injuries, per authorities.

At 10:11 a.m., the San Diego Police Department stated the following roads were closed to the public: I-15 at Camino Del Norte, Bernardo Center and Camino Del Norte, Paseo Montanoso at Avenida De Los Lobos and Camino Del Norte.

Above: A parent speaks with FOX 5/KUSI’s Delaney White about picking up her child from a daycare due to the evacuations.

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