A new wildfire has ignited in San Diego County, which is already reeling from a wind-driven blaze that has destroyed at least 85 structures. Authorities say the new fire is near the mountain town of Alpine, about 48 km east of downtown San Diego. The fire was on the eastern border of the Marine Corps' vast Camp Pendleton, where base fire Chief Thomas Thompson told Fox5 San Diego that the lack of wind should help the firefight. President Donald Trump on Friday morning signed a disaster declaration for the fires affecting Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. (David McNew/Getty Images)The fire 80 kilometres north of San Diego, driven by winds above 56 km/h, razed rows of trailer homes in the retirement community, leaving charred and mangled metal in its wake.

Source: CBC News December 08, 2017 12:12 UTC