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Firefighters continued working Wednesday to subdue a wildfire that had spread to over 1,300 open acres in the rural southeastern reaches of San Diego County, threatening back-country neighborhoods and cultural relics while forcing hundreds of people from their homes.
As of Wednesday morning, the fire was 50% contained according to Cal Fire.
For more updates on containment of this fire, visit the Cal Fire Incident page: McCain Fire.
The blaze erupted at about 3:30 p.m. Monday when a car overturned and caught fire on Interstate 8 near McCain Valley Road in Boulevard, north of Jacumba Hot Springs, according to Cal Fire.
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