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Camp Pendleton Fire Contained
About 250 acres had been blackened by Wednesday evening.
A brush fire that scorched nearly 500 acres at the northern end of Camp Pendleton was contained today.
The fire in the San Mateo area, reported about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, was likely started by a training exercise, although no cause has been determined, Camp Pendleton Deputy Fire Chief Robert Johnson said.
About 250 acres had been blackened by Wednesday evening, he said.
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Firefighters monitored the blaze overnight reported it contained, or surrounded by defensible fire lines, this morning, Marine spokesman Cpl. Michael Iams said.
—City News Service
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Various Twitter users took photos of the fire. Thanks to @CDNardone and @scottherson.
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