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Wildland Fire Spreads to 400 Acres on Camp Pendleton, just south of San Clemente

by Dana Point Times
June 29, 2017 10:38AM
in EYE ON DP, News Headlines
Wildland Fire Spreads to 400 Acres on Camp Pendleton, just south of San Clemente

Smoke had darkened much of the San Clemente sky on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Eric Heinz

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A wildland fire grew to 400 acres by 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, on the north end of Camp Pendleton, just south of San Clemente. Firefighters will monitor the blaze throughout the night, and no evacuations have been ordered, according to OCFA. Photo: Jake Howard
A wildland fire grew to 400 acres by 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, on the north end of Camp Pendleton, just south of San Clemente. Firefighters will monitor the blaze throughout the night, and no evacuations have been ordered, according to OCFA. Photo: Jake Howard
The billowing smoke could be seen for miles from Camp Pendleton on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Courtesy of Frank Brennan.
The billowing smoke could be seen for miles from Camp Pendleton on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Courtesy of Frank Brennan.
Smoke had darkened much of the San Clemente sky on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Eric Heinz
Smoke had darkened much of the San Clemente sky on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Eric Heinz
People by the hundreds came out to witness the wildland fire on Camp Pendleton from a safe distance in San Clemente on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Eric Heinz
People by the hundreds came out to witness the wildland fire on Camp Pendleton from a safe distance in San Clemente on Wednesday, June 28. Photo: Eric Heinz
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby
Photo: Courtesy of Alan Gibby

Article updated at 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28

By Eric Heinz

At a rapid pace, a wildland fire spread to 250-300 acres large, as of 8:20 p.m., in a matter of a few hours on Wednesday, June 28, adjacent to the southernmost parts of San Clemente. The fire is currently burning only on Camp Pendleton property and has not reached Orange County.

Orange County Fire Authority spokesperson Larry Kurtz told the Dana Point Times that the fire had stopped moving west as rapidly as it had been earlier in the day. Kurtz said there have been no evacuations ordered at this time, and crews will monitor the fire throughout the night.

“We’re looking a lot better than we were about an hour ago,” Kurtz said at 8:20 p.m.

At 10:14 p.m., OCFA officials said the fire had been stopped from moving in the direction of homes in San Clemente.

Camp Pendleton firefighters, Cal Fire, the U.S. Forest Service and Orange County Fire Authority sent a fleet of suppression units, engines, areal support and the Forest Service will have a helicopter flying at night, according to posts on Twitter.

About 350 firefighters were on scene at 8:20 p.m., Kurtz said, and the power lines that were in danger of catching on fire are being monitored by San Deigo Gas and Electric.

Smoke from the #CampPendletonFire seen from the #DanaPoint headlands. Photo: Alex Paris @DanaPointTimes pic.twitter.com/0MHDQmoFkU

— Capistrano Dispatch (@CapoDispatch) June 29, 2017

Hundreds of people near the canyons on the south end of San Clemente came out to witness the inferno, as chunks of burned foliage rained from the sky. Smoke from the fire had blocked out a great deal of sunlight, while fire suppression planes dropped retardant on the flames.

At about 5:30 p.m., people began posting photos and videos of the fire. Initially, Camp Pendleton officials said the fire was about 10 to 15 acres. That changed in the following two hours when the Marine base reported it had grown to 250.

OCFA stated just before 8 p.m. that the fire had grown to 400 acres on Twitter, but that was later downgraded to 250 to 300 acres.

As of 8:15 p.m., no home evacuations had been ordered for the San Clemente area, although flames could be seen less than a quarter mile from neighborhoods.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

Winds may have been a factor in the fire’s rapid growth. Forecasts from Windfinder.com showed gusts of 10 miles per hour, based on the website’s San Clemente State Beach monitor. Kurtz said the fire is not “intense” but is located in a grassy area where it can spread fast.

The San Clemente Times will provide updates throughout the night. For immediate updates, follow us on Twitter at @SCTimesNews.

This is a developing story. We will provide more information when it becomes available.  Article last updated for change in size of the fire, as reported by OCFA. 

Video Courtesy of Alex Paris

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