OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) — The Oceanside Police Department says firefighters have contained a small brush fire near Corporate Center Drive and Oceanside Boulevard.
An OPD public information officer says businesses on the 4000 block of Oceanside Blvd. were asked to evacuate as a precaution around 1:15 p.m. Friday.
OPD says eastbound traffic on Oceanside Boulevard has reopened at Rancho Del Oro.
The City of Oceanside tweeted that the vegetation fire is about 1.5 acres in size, and it's located near the Sprinter tracks at the intersection.
Eleven fire engines responded to the scene with two water tenders, and as of 1:30 p.m., five more engines were on the way to the scene.
OPD says the fire was traveling east to northeast, running parallel to the Sprinter tracks. As of 2:05 p.m., there were no threats to homes.
As of 2:20 p.m., OPD said people were able to return to the businesses on the 4000 block of Oceanside Drive.
Firefighters were still taking care of hot spots around 2:30 p.m., the city tweeted.
Update: This vegetation fire is under control and they are in the mop-up stage taking care of hot spots.
— City of Oceanside (@CityofOceanside) September 2, 2022
