Strong Santa Ana winds pushed a wildfire across critically dry terrain in the Bonsall area early Tuesday, charring more than 80 acres and forcing the evacuation of homes in the path of the fire, officials said.

A brush fire that started overnight in the Bonsall area prompted evacuations as it threatened structures in the same area where a 2017 wildfire burned down more than a hundred homes.

A wind-driven wildfire charred dozens of acres in the sparsely developed northeastern reaches of San Diego County, damaging structures and forcing pre-dawn evacuations before crews could gain the upper hand on the flames Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO — Strong Santa Ana winds pushed a wildfire across 80 acres of dry terrain in Bonsall early Tuesday, rousing people from their beds to heed evacuation orders before firefighters gained control of the blaze.

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

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