The Border 2 fire continues to burn into early Friday morning on day 2 in the area near Otay Mountain and Lower Otay Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Photos: Second day of the Border 2 fire
Photographers K.C. Alfred, Nelvin C. Cepeda and Xavier Hernandez capture the blaze and evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area on Friday, January 24, 2025.
The Border 2 fire continues to burn into early Friday morning on day 2 in the area near Otay Mountain and Lower Otay Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Friday’s sunrise is covered by smoke from the Border 2 fire in the area near Otay Mountain and Lower Otay Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The Border 2 fire continues to burn into early Friday morning on day 2 in the area near Otay Mountain and Lower Otay Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Helicopters approach Lower Otay Lake to refill their water buckets for water drops used to fight the Border 2 fire on day 3, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The Otay Mountain fire as seen from Otay Lakes. (Xavier Hernandez / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)The Otay Mountain fire as seen from Mountain Hawk Park. (Xavier Hernandez / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)The Otay Mountain fire as seen from Mountain Hawk Park. (Xavier Hernandez / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Fire crews position themselves just west of the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground during the Border 2 fire early Friday afternoon on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Hand crews work the fireline at the Border 2 near Otay Lake on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)One of 3 tractors cuts a fire line just west of the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground during the Border 2 fire early Friday afternoon on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)An air tanker drops fire retardant next to the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort& Campground during the Border 2 fire on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA – January 24: During the Border 2 fire, an air tanker drops fire retardant near the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)An air tanker drops fire retardant next to the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground during the Border 2 fire early Friday afternoon on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Firefighters at the Border 2 fire take a brief break to watch as helicopters make water drops on a hot spot near the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Fire crews position themselves just west of the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground during the Border 2 fire early Friday afternoon on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Firefighters at the Border 2 fire take a brief break to watch a helicopter make a water drop on a hot spot near the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)During the Border 2 fire, a helicopter makes a water drop on a hot spot near the Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Resort & Campground on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
