68 acres in Anza-Borrego State Park charred before flames knocked down

68 acres in Anza-Borrego State Park charred before flames knocked down

A brush fire in Shelter Valley ignited Sunday afternoon and charred around 68 acres in Anza-Borrego State Park before fire crews on the ground and in the air halted its forward progress. The fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. in a rural area near state Route 78 and San Felipe Road in the northeastern part of San Diego County. It was burning in a dry creek bed inside the state park, and did not threaten any homes or prompt any evacuations, said C…