Camp Pendleton brush fire grows to 1,000+ acres, I-5 reopened after closure – NBC 7 San Diego

Camp Pendleton brush fire grows to 1,000+ acres, I-5 reopened after closure  NBC 7 San Diego

A brush fire sparked on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Thursday afternoon and quickly exploded to at least 1,118 acres and closed some of the Interstate… All lanes of I-5, which were previously closed, have been reopened, but may close if conditions worsen, CHP said. A brush fire sparked on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Thursday afternoon and quickly exploded to at least 1,117 acres, briefly closing a stretch of the Interstate 5 freeway amid dry and hot Santa Ana wind conditions. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. The Henderson Fire sparked around 2 p.m. and quickly spread amid gusty wind conditions, which prompted some evacuations on the military base, according to the nonprofit fire tracking website Watch Duty.

A power outage and road closures have also been reported. Both sides of I-5, all lanes, were closed from Basilone Road near San Onofre State Beach to Harbor Drive in Oceanside at about 5 p.m. but were reopened at about 6 p.m., California Highway Patrol said. However, closures may resume depending on conditions. Metrolink trains will continue to operate between Orange County and Oceanside as long as it is safe to do so, according to the agency. Amtrak trains have already been shut down due to high tides. SkyRanger 7 flew over