A wind-driven wildfire sparked Wednesday morning in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego, triggering evacuation orders and warnings. The blaze, dubbed the Bernardo Fire, was reported shortly before 9 a.

San Diego battles wildfires amid 102 mph winds causing evacuations, power outages affecting 50,000 residents and multiple fire outbreaks across the region

At the command post for the Friars Fire in Mission Valley, San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Craig Newell showed Mayor Todd Gloria how the fire department mapped out evacuations for dozens of homes right across the street from the Fashion Valley Mall that were threatened by the flames.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:48 a.m. in San Diego County. Fa/e332 Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.