The North County Fire Protection District said a total of 86 residents have been displaced by the evacuation orders and at least two structures have been damaged.

National Weather Service (NWS) San Diego office in a red flag warning: "If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior." ...

Residents of San Diego County are facing evacuation orders Tuesday as the Lilac Fire and Pala Fire have broken out in the region, officials say.

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The Lilac Fire ignited in the Bonsall-Escondido area of northern San Diego County and prompted local officials to issue evacuation orders for those south of Pala Mesa and west of Interstate 15.

The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.

The fire comes as Los Angeles and Ventura Counties remain under a red flag warning due to "Critical Fire Conditions," according to the National Weather Service, NWS.

Where are mandatory evacuations for California wildfires? See Lilac, Palisades, Eaton fires Evacuation orders are in effect near San Diego as at least three fires broke out overnight, including ...

The fast-moving Lilac Fire destroyed at least 20 homes in the tightly-packed Rancho Monserate Country Club retirement community.

Red flag warnings have once again been issued across Southern California, with National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warning of windy conditions that are ideal for rapid fire spread.

All evacuations have been lifted for the Lilac Fire that broke out just south of Pala Mesa overnight into Tuesday.