VIDEO: A brush fire broke out in Tecolote Canyon between Bay Park and Clairemont, prompting evacuations on Tuesday evening. The 5-acre Ariane Fire, which was reported near Mount Ariane Drive and Mount Ariane Terrace just after 5 p.m., was burning at a slow rate of spread in an area with thick and heavy brush, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD). Crews quickly gained the upper hand, stopping the forward rate of spread by 6:45 p.m.
San Diego police lifted all evacuation orders and warnings nearly 15 minutes later. The blaze remained 90% surrounded as of 9 p.m., the SDFD said. An evacuation order, now lifted, was issued for the area north of Mount Acadia Boulevard, Clairemont Drive, Fairfield Street and Field Street, south of Mount Everest Boulevard, Balboa Avenue and Clairemont Drive, east of Clairemont Drive and west of Mount Acadia Boulevard and Mount Everest Boulevard. The San Diego Police Department said it was evacuating people in the 3300 and 3400 blocks of Crowley Way.
