The fire was reported at Ted Williams Parkway at Pomerado Road early Monday afternoon.  People were being asked to evacuate in the area of Wilsey Way.

San Diego based fire crews are battling a brush fire on Monday afternoon in Poway in San Diego County. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. on Monday near Ted Williams Pkway and Pomerado Rd. RELATED: WILDFIRES | What you need to know to prepare,

Fire crews were able to stop the forward progress of a 3-acre brush fire in Poway — dubbed the Ted Williams Fire — that broke out just after 1 p.m. Monday near a hiking trail by the intersection of Ted Williams Pkwy and Pomerado Road, just behind the Poway Fire Department Station 3.

Cal Fire, the Poway Fire Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue converged on the blaze, which had reached 3 acres in size and threatened nearby structures before forward progress was reported to have been stopped around 3 p.

A brush fire ignited in Poway near homes but the Poway Fire department and other first responders had stopped the forward progress by 3 p.m.

The fire started around 1:17 p.m. in the vicinity of 14322 Pomerado Road, and by 1:45 p.m., it was 2 acres large.