Cal Fire, the Poway Fire Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue converged on the blaze, which had reached 3 acres in size and threatened nearby structures before forward progress was reported to have been stopped around 3 p.

A brush fire sparked in Poway Monday afternoon amid a red flag warning, which prompted evacuation warnings for the surrounding community before it was halted at three acres.

Fire crews were able to stop the forward progress of a 3-acre brush fire in Poway — dubbed the Ted Williams Fire — that broke out just after 1 p.m. Monday near a hiking trail by the intersection of Ted Williams Pkwy and Pomerado Road, just behind the Poway Fire Department Station 3.

San Diego Fire-Rescue said the Center Fire at Camino Del Norte and Paseo Montanoso could potentially grow to 100 acres.

The fire started around 8:55 a.m. near Bernardo Center Drive and Camino del Norte, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.

Fire crews are responding to an active brush fire burning in Rancho Bernardo Wednesday morning. According to San Diego Fire-Rescue, the department received the initial call around 8:55 a.m. The first unit of firefighters arrived shortly after 9 a.