CAMPO, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire fanned by strong winds that prompted the evacuation of 150 homes in eastern San Diego County is 30 percent contained.
But authorities with California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection warn that the 907-acre blaze east of Campo still threatens 200 houses, sheds and other buildings.
Nearly 500 firefighters have been dispatched to attack fire, which has forced a mix of mandatory and voluntary evacuations and destroyed at least one home.
Water-dropping helicopters doused the area Monday, and firefighters braced for temperatures to rise and winds to pick up speed.
Fire officials expect the blaze to be fully contained by Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, a 300-acre fire near Cabazon prompted the evacuation of 15 families overnight. The evacuation orders were lifted Monday and the fire was 40 percent contained.
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