Lakeside Brush Fire Fully Contained; Power Restored To Most Customers

A 4-acre brush fire that started around 7 a.m. Thursday in Lakeside is fully contained, and the cause is under investigation.

Early reports attributed the fire near the 7-Eleven at Lake Jennings Park Road and El Monte Road to a blown transformer, but San Diego Gas & Electric disputed that in a tweet.

"News reports claiming a transformer exploded in a Lakeside substation are false. There was no transformer explosion," the SDG&E tweet said.

Cal Fire's Kendal Bortisser said crews were still working on hot spots and will remain on scene until the fire is fully under control.

Earlier, At one point, SDG&E said at 8,395 of its Lakeside-area customers were without electricity, but power has been restored for most of the area.