The fire that erupted Oct. 31 on the north side of Camp Pendleton has burned 4,000 acres as of Thursday.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Firefighters continue battling a brush fire that has spread across thousands of open acres at Camp Pendleton, sending a pall of brown smoke over the northern reaches of the San Diego area and into southern Orange County.
The blaze, which erupted Oct. 31 toward the northern end of the military installation, had blackened about 4,000 acres as of late Thursday afternoon but was posing no structural threats, according to base public-affairs personnel. By then, crews had the sprawling burn area roughly 20% contained, military officials advised.
The conflagration, dubbed the Canyon Fire, prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to issue a smoke advisory for southern Orange County, warning that atmospheric pollution could reach unhealthy levels for"sensitive groups" of people through late Friday afternoon. The sooty conditions were expected to spread along the coast of Orange County and into southwestern Riverside County before dissipating, according to the agency.Copyright 2023, City News Service, Inc.
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