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Cause of small Ramona brush fire was ‘smoking-related,' Cal Fire San Diego says

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A recovery home was threatened by a brush fire that sparked in Ramona early Tuesday morning. Cal Fire crews managed to get it under control after it burned a little more than three acres. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes reports.

A brush fire that sparked Tuesday morning in Ramona amid a red flag warning was quickly halted by Cal Fire San Diego crews.

Crews responded around 6:50 a.m. to the fire near Pamo Road and West Haveford Road. Calfire said the fire grew to 10 acres and was threatening one structure but by 8 a.m., Cal Fire updated the acreage to 3.5.

Within a half-hour, crews had the fire's spread halted. It was 100% contained by 11 a.m. thanks, in part, to favorable wind conditions, a Cal Fire crew member at the scene told NBC 7.

Investigators later determined the cause of the fire to be "related to smoking."

"We remind residents to remain vigilant and to limit outdoor activities that can create sparks or start additional wildfires," the agency said in a post on X.

A brush fire that sparked in Ramona amid a red flag warning was quickly halted by Cal Fire San Diego crews. NBC 7's Nicole Gomez has the latest.

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