"The fire is growing with a moderate rate of spread and structures are threatened," Cal Fire said as it issued evacuation orders.

Multiple brush fires erupted in San Diego’s North County early Tuesday morning, prompting a fast response from firefighters and mandatory evacuations.

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

Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.

Lilac Fire initially started today at 1:19 a.m. in San Diego County. After being active for less than an hour, it has burned three acres, an increase of three acres since the last update. At this time, there are no details on the containment of the fire.

Forward progress was stopped on the Lilac fire around 10 a.m. It was one of three fires in North County early Tuesday.

"A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly," the NWS said.

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Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this weekend, dampening prospects of another round of deadly wildfires -- while raising the possibility of other challenges,

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be