Evacuation orders have been issued for the area bordered by La Jolla Village Drive to the north, La Jolla Parkway to the south, Gilman Drive to the east and Torrey Pines Road to the west. This comes as much of the county is under a Red Flag Warning due to another bout of strong Santa Ana winds.

The fire started just after 2 p.m. near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante. Several homes in the area were threatened by the flames.

Evacuation orders have been lifted following a fire the afternoon of Jan. 23 in the area of Gilman Drive and Via Alicante in La Jolla. About 175 firefighters responded and kept the fire to three acres, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Jose Ysea.