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Coverage dated October 15, 2026 to October 18, 2026

Camp Pendleton brush fire now 50% contained

Headline from Times Of San Diego

The fire, which forced closures of stretches of Interstate 5 has grown to 3,160 acres and destroyed one structure.

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  1. Times Of San Diego

    Fast-moving brush fire burns hundreds of acres at Camp Pendleton, nears Interstate 5 (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    The blaze erupted shortly before 2 p.m. in the western reaches of Camp Pendleton, close to the intersection of Basilone and Las Pulgas roads.

  2. Times Of San Diego

    Brush fire at Camp Pendleton continues to spread, prompting more closures along Interstate 5 (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    The Hendeson Fire has burned more than 2,000 acres and is crossing containment lines. Meanwhile, another fire has broken out near San Onofre.

  3. Times Of San Diego

    Camp Pendleton brush fire now 35% contained with more than 3,000 acres burned (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    Firefighters constructed a handline along the southern portion of the Henderson Fire in a heavily vegetated area of Las Pulgas Canyon

  4. Times Of San Diego

    Camp Pendleton brush fire now 50% contained (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    The fire, which forced closures of stretches of Interstate 5 has grown to 3,160 acres and destroyed one structure.

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