The Marine Corps base said a pair of fires that ignited Tuesday were not threatening personnel on base or communities off the base.
Few details about the fires were immediately available, with the only updates coming via Twitter. But many users were expressing concern that the flames were spreading toward housing, and residents of surrounding San Diego County communities also reported heavy smoke and poor air quality from the fires on the base.
Firefighters from Cal Fire San Diego and the Orange County Fire Authority were helping battle the blazes. The fires are being driven by strong, dry Santa Ana winds, which are rare for June. Winds on Tuesday gusted to nearly 70 mph in San Diego County’s Cuyamaca Mountains and to 51 mph in the Alpine area, according to the National Weather Service.
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