Crime & Safety
2 Wildfires Burn On Camp Pendleton
See smoke? Two wildfires on Camp Pendleton are sending plumes of smoke into the sky over Northern San Diego County.
CAMP PENDLETON, CA – A pair of wildfires were spreading across open terrain Monday at Camp Pendleton, sending plumes of smoke over northern San Diego County but posing no threats to populated areas, authorities reported.
One blaze sparked Monday afternoon in a training area at the Marine Corps installation north of Oceanside, according to the Camp Pendleton Fire Department. The second blaze involved remaining areas of combustion from a fire that burned over the weekend.
Fire officials advised the public that the flames were not threatening structures on the base or in surrounding communities.
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"We would like to put our neighbors at ease who are seeing smoke," officials said. "Rest assured that there is currently no threat to any structures or surrounding communities."
No details on the sizes of the burn areas or the causes of the fires were released.
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Active fire on Camp Pendleton. @MCIWPendletonCA is monitoring - smoke may be visible, but the fire does not pose a threat to the District.
— North County Fire (@NorthCountyFire) October 16, 2017
Wildfire on Camp Pendleton tonight, Whiskey Impact Zone. We can see flames on the hilltops from our backyard in Oceanside, California. pic.twitter.com/zSAL2LYKvA
— Lance Foxx (@Lance_Foxx) October 17, 2017
City News Service and Kristina Houck/Patch contributed to this post.
Photo by Renee Schiavone/Patch
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