Lower Hermosa fire causes $90,000 in damage A fire that broke out in a house on Avenida Cresta in La Jolla’s Lower Hermosa area May 23 caused about $90,000 in property damage, but no injuries were reported. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department crews knocked down the fire around 5:25 p.m. Authorities said it started in a bedroom and spread to the attic. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to those two rooms. The cause of the fire is undetermined. Broken fire hydrant sends water sky-high Water rockets skyward from a broken fire hydrant in the 300 block of Bonair Street in La Jolla on May 20.