FALLBROOK — A late-morning fire gutted a home, destroyed several cars parked in front of it and blackened about three surrounding brush-covered acres today in a neighborhood just east of Camp Pendleton, authorities reported.
The non-injury blaze erupted for unknown reasons shortly before 10 a.m. Friday near the intersection of Mission Road and Overland Trail in Fallbrook, according to Cal Fire.
It took less than a half-hour for ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters to halt the spread of the flames, said Robert Johnson, a fire captain with the state agency.
The cause of the blaze was under investigation. It was not immediately clear whether it originated inside or outside the house, Johnson said.
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FALLBROOK — A late-morning brush fire blackened about five open acres and leveled an outbuilding today in a neighborhood just east of Camp Pendleton, authorities reported.
The non-injury blaze erupted for unknown reasons shortly before 10 a.m. Friday near Mission Road and Overland Trail intersection in Fallbrook, according to Cal Fire.
It took less than a half-hour for ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters to halt the spread of the flames, said Robert Johnson, a fire captain with the state agency.
The cause of the blaze was under investigation.
