Crime & Safety
Seeing Smoke In Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar? Here's Why
Smoke may be visible across the region, according to authorities.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — A brush fire that burned Monday aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton was sending smoke across Southwest Riverside County.
The fire was within the base's Zulu Impact Area, which is just southwest of the Temecula-Murrieta area.
"While there is no threat of this fire extending beyond the installation, smoke may be visible on Camp Pendleton and surrounding communities," the base reported just before 2:30 p.m. Monday. "Camp Pendleton Fire will continue to monitor the situation."
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The size of the fire was not reported, nor was an estimated containment time.
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