A fast-moving hillside brush fire near Sweetwater Reservoir that forced evacuations before ground and airborne crews were able to stop its progress was 25% contained Saturday.
The Lodge Fire erupted for unknown reasons off Jamacha and Sweetwater Springs boulevards in Spring Valley shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, according to Cal Fire.
Within 45 minutes, the flames, which were exhibiting a “critical rate of spread,” had blackened about 30 open acres, the state agency reported…