Fire burns egg ranch in rural East County

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A fire broke out Thursday at an egg production facility located east of Ramona, causing $2 million in damage, authorities said.

The fire occurred in a 25,0000-square-foot building near the 25800 block of state Route 78 in the community of Witch Creek, Cal Fire San Diego posted on X , formerly known as Twitter, at 5:50 p.m.

The fire was contained to the building and did not spread onto brush, per Cal Fire San Diego. Firefighters will remain there through the night and into Friday to ensure the fire is completely extinguished.

There are multiple buildings in the facility that house around 70,000 chickens per building, fire officials said.

The San Diego County Sheriff Department’s Bomb and Arson Unit are currently investigating the fire.

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