A brush fire burning in Lakeside was sending smoke over the area on Thursday.
The "Jennings 2 Fire" broke out near El Monte Road and Lake Jennings Park Road at around 5 p.m.
Nearly 30 minutes later, the blaze was approximately 2-3 acres with a moderate rate of spread, according to Cal Fire San Diego.
The fire reached around 7 acres before firefighters stopped the forward rate of spread, officials said.
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