Fires Burn Thousands of Acres Near Camp Pendleton and San Clemente, Closing I-5 and Damaging Homes
The Henderson Fire on the Marine base is 85% contained. In Orange County, evacuation orders for the Norte Fire have been lifted.
By Watchman Report staff ·
The Henderson Fire, which started Oct. 15 at 2:35 p.m. on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County, had burned 3,226 acres and was 85% contained as of 6:10 p.m. Oct. 18, according to Cal Fire. The fire shut down parts of Interstate 5 near the base for a second day, NBC San Diego reported.
To the north, the Norte Fire broke out Oct. 16 near San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. It burned more than 500 acres and damaged at least six homes, NBC San Diego reported. Evacuations covered about 4,600 homes and 16,000 residents, and all evacuation orders were lifted Saturday afternoon.
A third blaze, the Scales Fire, burned about 20 acres, according to NBC San Diego.
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