LAKESIDE, Calif. (KGTV) – Newly obtained surveillance videos appear to show the moment the Coches Fire ignited on Sept. 8, backing fire investigators’ conclusion that a vehicle caused the blaze that destroyed six homes and damaged eight other structures in Lakeside.
One of the videos, obtained by East County Magazine, captured just before 3 p.m. on Sept. 8, shows several vehicles driving along Highway 8 Business near Los Coches Road, including a white truck. About 10 seconds after the truck passes by, several small fires ignite in the brush.
“Pretty much this area is the origin, according to the video,” said Patrick Ward, a freelance photographer for East County Magazine and former Cal Fire firefighter who obtained the video from a homeowner who didn’t want to be identified…