Fire burning at egg ranch in rural East County

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A fire broke out Thursday at an egg ranch located east of Ramona.

The fire occurred near the 25800 block of state Route 78 in the community of Witch Creek, Cal Fire San Diego posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, at 5:50 p.m.

"There is a 25,000 square-foot building fully involved with exposures on either side. Firefighters are in defensive mode, trying to keep the fire to the building of origin," the fire agency said in an updated post at 6:10 p.m.

The fire is contained to the building and has not spread onto brush at this time, per Cal Fire San Diego.

Check back for updates on this developing story.