Lilac Fire initially started today at 1:19 a.m. in San Diego County. It has burned 85 acres after being active for 19 hours. A crew of 66 firefighters succeeded in containing 50% of the fire as of Tuesday evening. Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.

The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.

Strong winds fan the flames of the Lilac fire in San Diego County on Tuesday (January 21), with residents evacuating homes. Could AI-assisted program help badminton players with training?

The blazes ignited in San Diego County early Tuesday, keeping Southern California on edge as dangerous fire conditions persisted.

Two wildfires ignited early Tuesday in San Diego, California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The Lilac Fire had burned about 20 acres at a moderate rate of speed and was zero percent contained, Cal Fire’s San Diego department said in a statement posted on social media.

Evacuation orders were issued Tuesday morning in the northern portion of San Diego county near Bonsall when the Lilac Fire broke out (Video Credit: ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego via Storyful)> Residents of San Diego County are facing evacuation orders Tuesday as the Lilac Fire and Pala Fire have broken out in the region, officials say.

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

Video shows the Lilac Fire raging in Bonsall, California. The wildfire prompted mandatory evacuations Tuesday morning (Video Credit: KGTV).