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Henderson Fire burns 3,260 acres on Camp Pendleton and twice closes I-5; now 95% contained
The fire started Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15, during Santa Ana winds. No injuries or destroyed buildings were reported, and the cause is under investigation.
A brush fire that started on Camp Pendleton at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, burned 3,260 acres and was 95% contained as of Monday morning, Oct. 19, according to Cal Fire's incident page. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is leading the response.
The Henderson Fire grew to about 1,100 acres Thursday evening and more than 2,000 acres by midday Friday, Times of San Diego and LAist reported. An evacuation order for the base's Las Flores area was issued Thursday and lifted that evening.
Interstate 5 was closed through the base for part of Thursday afternoon and again for several hours Friday, reopening fully around 5:15 p.m. Friday, according to Cal Fire, Times of San Diego and NBC 7. A separate fire of about 20 acres also burned along southbound I-5 south of the San Onofre checkpoint on Friday, NBC 7 and Times of San Diego reported.
No injuries, deaths or destroyed buildings have been reported. The cause is under investigation.
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