A 75-acre brush fire in Oceanside, south of Camp Pendleton, was stopped Sunday, June 12 with no loss of structures, but at one point forced residents in surrounding neighborhoods to evacuate.
The evacuation order was lifted at 5:24 p.m., but non-residents were asked to avoid the area for the next several hours while first responders continued to work on the scene, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.
Residents in the 300 block of Rimhurst Court, Shadowtree and all of Wala Drive were asked to evacuate as firefighters battled the fire near the 600 block of Wala Drive.
The fire was first reported at 12:21 p.m. Sunday with firefighters from the OFD, Camp Pendleton, Cal Fire San Diego, the North County Fire Protection District, Vista, Encinitas and Carlsbad responding. The blaze was e