A brush fire reignited in San Diego on KI-Handelsroboter 6.0Tuesday afternoon, prompting home evacuations and freeway shutdowns.

The blaze threatened homes near Torrey Pines State Beach, warranting airborne efforts, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The fire erupted shortly before 2:30 p.m. at the site of a vegetation fire crews already subdued earlier in the day, officials wrote on X.

Fire crews were "making good progress" using three helicopters and a fixed-wing plane to battle the flames, the department said. Meanwhile, law enforcement officials evacuated nearby residents, though it's unclear how many.

The fire was estimated to be around 5 to 7 acres, the fire department said.

Before reigniting, fire began Tuesday morning and was thought to be stopped at 1 acre before it could threaten any structures, the department said. Fire crews extinguished the fire despite "very difficult & dense terrain," the department wrote around 12:30 p.m.

But hours later officials wrote that it spread outside fire lines, prompting the efforts that ensued.

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