Fire burns at Camp Pendleton ordnance field

Authorities allowed a fire at an ordnance field at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to burn out naturally, sending plumes of smoke that were visible to motorists passing nearby on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

The blaze was reported at an ordnance impact field in the Camp Horno (which translates from Spanish to “oven” in English) area of the facility, base officials said in a Tweet posted at 4:47 p.m. No people or structures were at risk.

CPFD is monitoring a fire in an ordnance impact zone near the Camp Horno area of the base. Smoke will be visible. No threat to people or structures. For more info on why some fires on base are allowed to burn out naturally: https://t.co/1qVsR8NiWq

— Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) August 21, 2019

Officials decided to monitor the fire, but allow it to burn unhindered. Doing so is in the interest of firefighter safety and eliminates overgrown brush, Pendleton officials have said.