CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter that went down during a training exercise at Southern California's Camp Pendleton killed the two Marines onboard and set off a fast-moving brush fire on the base Monday.
The blaze burned 120 acres and was 80 percent contained Monday evening, a base statement said.
The 1 p.m. wreck involved a twin-engine, two-seat AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, a Marine Corps statement said. It crashed in the southeast corner of the base near the community of Fallbrook.
The fire grew quickly after the crash, spreading to 50 acres three hours after the helicopter went down. It was moving near the base's …
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