By SDCN Staff

San Diego, CA–Cal Fire San Diego and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department are at the scene of a vegetation fire that has broken out near Big Potrero Truck Trail in the Hauser Creek area of Lake Morena. 

The 20-acre blaze, dubbed the Hauser Fire, was reported just after 3:30 p.m. at 2022 Lake Morena Drive.

The blaze is moving at a moderate rate of spread. No structure threat at this time, according to Cal Fire San Diego.

Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area and Lake Morena Drive. 

An evacuation warning has been issued for residents who live west or north of Buckman Springs Road at Lake Morena Drive. Residents are urged to go to Mountain Empire High School, located at 3305 Buckman Springs Road in Pine Valley.