(UPDATED at 7:02 p.m. PDT, May 15, 2014)
All evacuation orders have been lifted for the 400-acre Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad.
The fire is now considered a regional event. As of 12 p.m. today, CAL FIRE Team 4 has assumed unified command for the fires burning throughout the county. This now is being referred as the “San Diego Complex.”
A deceased person has been found inside the perimeter of the Poinsettia Fire.
The City announced today that during mopup of the 400-acre blaze, firefighters were alerted to a transient encampment in the area of Ambrosia and Calliandra. On checking the area, firefighters located a badly burned body. Further details about the deceased are unknown at this time and the investigation is ongoing. There have been no other reported injuries or fatalities.
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(UPDATED at 5:31 p.m. PDT, May 14, 2014)
New numbers indicate # of homes burned is closer to 12….not 30.
— Shannon Handy (@ShannonCBS8) May 15, 2014
Due to still another fire, the Washitonia Fire west of Escondido, the campus of Cal State San Marcos has been evacuated. The City of San Marcos (@sanmarcoscity) reported at 4:35 p.m. that all neighborhoods south of San Marcos Blvd, including Lake San Marcos, are under a mandatory evacuation order.
The updated map below shows the spread of the Highway, Tomahawk, and Poinsettia Fires.
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(UPDATED at 2:45 p.m. PDT, May 14, 2014)
Structures continue to burn in the Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad, California, even as the strong east wind has been replaced with a more sedate ocean breeze. The temperature dropped 10 degrees to 90 as the 8 mph breeze came in from the west.
Channel 8 is reporting that about 30 homes have burned in the Poinsettia Fire in northern San Diego County.
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(Originally published at 12:41 p.m. PDT, May 14, 2014. Updated at 2:39 p.m. PDT, May 14, 2014)
A new fire in Carlsbad, California that started Wednesday morning is threatening structures near Poinsettia Lane in the southern California community between Oceanside and San Diego. The map of the Poinsettia Fire above shows the approximate location of the blaze.
Structures can be seen burning on live TV provided by the local media. Live coverage is occasionally available at Channel 8 in San Diego and the Fox station.
The strong east winds pushing the fire, along with single digit humidities, are providing challenges for firefighters on the ground and in the air.
CAL FIRE reported at about 12:40 p.m. that the fire had burned about 100 acres.
There could be shortages of firefighting resources, since at least two other fires in the area also have to be staffed by firefighters and aircraft. The Bernardo Fire north of San Diego started Tuesday and burned about 1,500 acres before the winds died down in the evening. Another fire that started Wednesday morning, west of Fallbrook on the east side of Camp Pendleton, the Tomahawk Fire, is also very active.
We will update this article as more information becomes available.
