A nearly 4-square-mile wildfire on the Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton was reduced to smoldering Monday as hot, dry Santa Ana winds faded and a cooling trend began as a storm approached.
About 230 residents return to housing near Lake O'Neil on Sunday evening, base officials said in a statement. Some 30 patients removed from a base hospital were returned.
Forty-one percent of the burn area was surrounded and full containment was expected Tuesday.
The fire broke out Saturday as gusty Santa Anas, spawned by high pressure over the West, brought heat and very low humidity levels to parts of Southern California.
The National Weather Service said a cooling trend was beginning as high pressure moved east and a low-pressure system sagged slowly down the coast. Cloudy and unseasonably cool weather with a chance of showers and mountain snow showers was expected by Wednesday, forecasters said.
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