Teen Dies in House Fire on Camp Pendleton

A teenager was killed and a firefighter injured in a house fire on Camp Pendleton early Thursday.

The fire started at 6:30 a.m. in the O'Neil Heights housing area according to Sgt. John Jackson with the Camp Pendleton public affairs office.

The teenager, identified only as a 13-year-old girl, died in the fire. A Camp Pendleton firefighter was sent to the hospital for minor burns and smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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