Fire crews quickly get control of I-8 Brush fire

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EL CAJON (CNS) - A brush fire broke out along eastbound Interstate 8 in East County Friday, scorching a 50-by-300-foot patch of earth and causing minor damage to a building, according to Heartland Fire & Rescue.

The blaze was reported about 10 a.m. west of Main Street, but firefighters had the flames knocked down in about 20 minutes, according to a Heartland dispatcher.

A building in the 500 block of Front Street was damaged, Heartland reported, which dispatches for various East County fire departments.

No injuries were reported.

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