Evacuation orders were in effect at Camp Pendleton in California early Thursday as a wildfire in the area dubbed the Creek Fire grew to cover some 300 acres, according to a report.
The evacuation zone stretched to the Fallbrook area, about seven miles northeast of Camp Pendleton, FOX 5 of San Diego reported.
The Fallbrook evacuation applied to about 7,000 residents, Cal Fire and San Diego County fire officials posted on a joint Twitter account.
Another 5,000 residents or so are located in the Camp Pendleton area, home to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, about 50 miles north of San Diego.
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