Firefighters were responding to a major fire at the Oceanside Pier Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Oceanside Fire Department.
A live stream from KGTV in San Diego showed a huge plume of smoke emanating from the end of the pier.
It is not known if anyone was injured or when the fire will be brought under control.
“We are asking all citizens to stay away from the immediate area,” the Oceanside Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
The pier, built in 1887 and rebuilt five times since, spans 1,942 feet, making it one of the longest wooden piers on the West Coast.
In the late 1970s, a strong winter storm kicked up waves that swept a 560-foot portion of the pier, including a bait shop and restaurant, out to sea. In the winter of 1982-83, the ocean struck again, damaging the aging structure and leaving a 110-foot-long section as a strange island.
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