The main gate of Camp Pendleton. This is the main road for traffic into the base. This gate has been open and manned by Marines 24 hours a day since 1942. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
The main gate of Camp Pendleton. This is the main road for traffic into the base. This gate has been open and manned by Marines 24 hours a day since 1942. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Story updated at 4:25 p.m., Nov. 4, 2014

A brush fire blackened part of a training area at Camp Pendleton Tuesday amid gusty Santa Ana conditions.

The flames began spreading across a training area in the southeastern reaches of the base shortly before 11 a.m., according to Marine Corps officials.

By mid-afternoon, military and civilian crews had the roughly 7 1/2-acre burn area fully contained. There were no reports of structural damage, USMC public-affairs Sgt. Christopher Duncan said.

It was not immediately clear what sparked the blaze.

—City News Service