A brush fire sparked on Mount Laguna Wednesday afternoon. Crews with the Cleveland National Forest were first called to the area along Sunrise Highway near the Penny Pines Trailhead just before 2 p.m. As SkyRanger 7 approached the scene at 2:45 p.m., a light gray smoke plume could be seen rising above San Diego County's mountain range.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Firefighters are responding to a brush fire burning near Mt. Laguna in East County Wednesday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, the fire was reported in the area of Sunrise Highway and Penny Pine Trailhead shortly before 2 p.m. and was about two to three acres with a moderate rate of spread.