Thousands Forced to Flee Homes, Military Base as Fast-Moving Wildfire Closes In
A fire burning on and around Camp Pendleton in California forced the evacuation of at least 7,000 people. The fire is being fanned by Santa Ana winds, with gusts up to 35 mph. Electricity has been shut off to more than 25,000 homes and businesses.
A fast-moving wildfire burning on and around Camp Pendleton military base in Southern California forced thousands of people to flee in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve.
The fire, dubbed the Creek Fire, broke out just after 11 p.m. Wednesday local time. By 1 a.m. Thursday it had forced evacuations of housing areas on Camp Pendleton, a sprawling, 195-square-mile U.S. Marine Corps base between San Diego and Los Angeles.
By 3 a.m., authorities with the San Diego Sheriff's Department were forced to expand evacuation orders to include at least 7,000 people, most on the western side of Fallbrook, California, just outside of the military base. (Evacuation Map Here) Deputies were going door-to-door to get people out of the fire's path.
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