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

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

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.m., SDFD said on its website. Forward spread was stopped at four acres around 11 a.m. In an update posted by SDFD at 1:25 p.m., authorities confirmed the fire burned a total of seven acres.

Fire crews are battling the Bernardo brush fire, which erupted in Rancho Bernardo this morning, and ordering evacuations in nearby areas.