The 900-acre blaze ignited Saturday in the Zulu Impact Area on base near Case Springs Road, which is five miles from Fallbrook and about 6 1/2 miles from Oceanside
Firefighters were making progress against a brush fire on Camp Pendleton that sparked Saturday and has charred around 900 acres. Fire crews had the blaze about 15 percent contained as of Sunday, a Camp Pendleton spokesperson said.
There were five aircraft assigned to the blaze early Sunday, along with crews on the ground, Marine Capt. James Sartain, a base operations officer, said in an email. “The fire remains in a status of no threat to the installation or personnel,” Sartain said Later in the afternoon, he added that firefighters “continue to make good progress on limiting any spread.” The Roblar Fire began around 2 p.m. Saturday in the Zulu Impact Area on base near Case Springs Road, which is five miles from Fallbrook and about 6 1/2 miles from Oceanside. The fire began near the middle of Camp Pendleton at a time when the temperature was about 100 degrees. Winds gusting up to 20 mph help spread the blaze, which produced a towering column of smoke drifting to the northeast. The cause of the fire was under investigation. No other details were available.2 San Diego CBP officers accused of working with cartel, allowing drugs through inspection lanesHere’s how hot it got Friday in 27 places around San Diego CountyWynn Las Vegas forfeits record $130M in non-prosecution deal with San Diego prosecutors‘There won’t be much relief at night’: San Diego County continues to cook under a nonstop heat waveResearchers studying sewage crisis pull out of South County amid reported high levels of sewer gas
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