(The Fire in San Diego was reported at 1:40 Thursday afternoon)...The fire was off Montezuma east of Fairmont.

Six homes were damaged, and several areas were evacuated.. The fire quickly burned through canyons dense with brush and palm trees, and raced toward homes at the top of the ridges. The report Friday morning was that the fire had burned around 40 acres. Evacuations have been lifted and the fire was more than 25% contained. Some roads are still closed, and as of the morning report, there was still dense smoke in the area. Fire officials said crews were mostly mopping up. The cause of the fire is under investigation.