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The skies over North County were hazy with smoke Wednesday from a fire burning at Camp Pendleton.
The base s fire department said shortly before 4 p.m. that the blaze had already burned 1,000 acres.
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Evacuations have been ordered for the 25, 26 and 27 areas on the base, including Lake O Neill Camp Ground. Evacuees are being sent to the Paige Fieldhouse.
CPFD is working to contain a 1,000 acre fire east of the 33 Area. Mandatory evacuation for the following areas: 25 area (Lake O Neill Camp Ground, Wounded Warrior Battalion), 26 area and 27 area. Evacuation Control Center is located at Paige Fieldhouse. Follow for updates. Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) June 9, 2021
CAMP PENDLETON
A brush fire at Camp Pendleton exploded into what officials initially said was 1,000 acres Wednesday, prompting mandatory evacuations, officials at the Marine Corps base said on their Facebook page.
The fire is east of the 33 Area, base officials said. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for 25 Area, 26 Area, and 27 Area. The 25 Area includes Lake O’Neill Campground, and the Wounded Warrior Battalion.
The evacuation center is at Paige Fieldhouse.
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Initially, base officials said the fire was at 1,000 acres. An hour later officials said they do not know the size of the fire.
The North County Fire Protection District, located east of the base in the Fallbrook area, tweeted that there is no threat to its district.
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