Brush fire closes part of East Mission Road

A portion of East Mission Road in Fallbrook was blocked off for a time Tuesday morning while firefighters battled a small brush fire.

A report of a vegetation fire near the 1300 block of East Mission Road came in a little before 11 a.m., according to North County Fire Department Capt. John Choi.

Sheriff's deputies blocked East Mission in both directions near Stage Coach Lane around that time.

The forward spread of the fire — which had multiple spots — was halted at two acres by around 11:30 a.m., according to Choi.

North County Fire initially reported on Twitter that there were downed power lines in the area of the blaze, but Choi said a few minutes later via telephone that he was unsure if they were actually downed or just non-operational.

Choi said one structure was damaged by the blaze. It wasn’t clear whether that structure was a home or some other type of building.

East Mission was reopened later Tuesday afternoon.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.