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Henderson Fire Grows To Over 1,400 Acres In Camp Pendleton, Fueled By Strong Winds
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
8
First seen
Oct 15, 2:37 PM PDT
updated Oct 19, 10:42 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego), KGTV and 6 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Large Camp Pendleton brush fire forces freeway closure during evening commute · KNSDOct 15, 8:06 AM PDT
Henderson Fire grows to over 1,400 acres in Camp Pendleton, fueled by strong winds · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 15, 2:37 PM PDT
Large fire burns up to 150 acres at Camp Pendleton, evacuations ordered · KGTVOct 15, 3:07 PM PDT
Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton scorches 1,404 acres, temporary I-5 closure · KPBSOct 15, 3:52 PM PDT
Henderson Fire burns 3260 with 100% containment · Valley NewsOct 15, 4:04 PM PDT
Fast-moving brush fire erupts at Camp Pendleton · The Coast News · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 15, 4:09 PM PDT
Fires near Camp Pendleton, San Clemente scorch thousands of acres · KNSDOct 16, 5:01 AM PDT
Henderson Fire forces temporary closure of I-5 as Norte Fire a few miles away destroys homes · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 16, 12:33 PM PDT
Firefighters battle 2,080-acre Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton · The Coast NewsOct 16, 3:16 PM PDT
Firefighters focus on hotspots, containment lines as Camp Pendleton wildfire smolders · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 17, 3:02 PM PDT
Crews increase containment of Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton · KGTVOct 18, 9:04 AM PDT
Henderson Fire on Camp Pendleton fully contained after weekend firefight · KNSDOct 18, 11:33 PM PDT
Henderson Fire worries geologists about mudslide Risk at Camp Pendleton · KGTVOct 19, 3:16 AM PDT
Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton 95% contained · KFMB-TVOct 19, 7:35 AM PDT
Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton reaches 95% containment at 3,260 acres · KPBSOct 19, 7:49 AM PDT
Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton mostly contained at 3,260 acres · The Coast NewsOct 19, 10:16 AM PDT
El incendio Henderson en Camp Pendleton, cerca de estar totalmente contenido · KUAN (Telemundo 20)Oct 19, 10:42 AM PDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 15, 3:46 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 15, 4:05 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.