Firefighters at Camp Pendleton were battling two brush fires Tuesday evening, and the larger of the blazes had spread to about 30 acres, authorities said. The larger fire was burning toward the northeast, approaching the DeLuz housing complex at the Marine Corps base, according to the North County Fire Protection District. The fire did not threaten the adjacent communities of Fallbrook or Bonsall, according to the Fire Protection District. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department gave a smaller estimate to the size of the fire, stating that the blaze was about 15 acres. Firefighters were also battling a half-acre vegetation fire that was burning near the Santa Margarita housing area, according to the Camp Pendleton Fire Department's Facebook page.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 17, 2016 02:39 UTC