Laguna Niguel fire

2022 - 5 - 11

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At least 20 homes destroyed as wind drives fire through drought ... (Los Angeles Times)

Driven by winds from the ocean, the Coastal fire roared into an Orange County subdivision, destroying 20-plus homes, authorities said.

“We’re going to have a glass of wine, eat some pizza and try to decompress. I told her what’s happening and she right away sent me a Red Cross list of what to do,” she recalled, half laughing, “half stressing,” as she described it. Who knows what will go down in the next hours.” The helicopter reports look like they’re in our favor.” Sara Nuss-Galles watched the fire grow from her ridgetop home on Via Estoril in Laguna Niguel for more than an hour Wednesday afternoon before deciding it was time to leave. “I guess it’s just disheartening that we’re already seeing a fire that’s this aggressive and it’s only May,” he said. Firefighting vehicles raced south on Pacific Coast Highway, entering through the Ranch, a local country club and golf course. Steep terrain made it difficult at first to get water hoses and hand crews into the area. “It’s just plumes of smoke. The destruction underscored the year-round danger of fires in Southern California, even in cool conditions. “The winds we experienced today are normal winds…. The Coastal fire broke out on a cool but gusty day and spread rapidly, cresting up a canyon before burning huge ridgetop homes.

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'Coastal Fire' torches homes in Laguna Niguel area, evacuations ... (FOX 11 Los Angeles)

A massive fire is engulfed multi-million-dollar mansions near the Laguna Hills area.

During SkyFOX's coverage, two people were spotted standing near the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Orange County Fire Authority and the Los Angeles Fire Department are among the departments helping the Laguna Beach Fire Department in the region-wide push to contain Coastal Fire. About 100 homes are being evacuated due to Coastal Fire, according to OCSD. One of the homes in the Aliso Canyon area has collapsed during Coastal Fire. (The Coastal Fire is torching homes in the Laguna Hills area. Officials in Anaheim announced Coastal Fire will not be a threat to those living in the city of Anaheim.

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Orange County Laguna Niguel Coastal Fire Claims 13 Homes, As ... (Deadline)

More than a dozen homes overlooking the ocean in Laguna Niguel were burning, and nearby communities are preparing evaculation orders if the so-called “Coastal ...

The typical home value is $1,294,837, per Zillow, but many homes near the beach can be much more expensive. Hot embers entering attics pose a particular problem for firefighters. The wealthy communities surrounding Laguna Niguel, Calif. are under a fire threat tonight, as high winds have caused a brush fire to explode to more than 200 acres in early evenig.

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Evacuations Ordered as at Least a Dozen Homes Burn in Coastal ... (NBC Southern California)

Evacuations were ordered as homes burned in a Laguna Niguel neighborhood where a wildfire fanned by ocean winds climbed a brush-covered hillside.

As flames climbed the canyon wall, thick smoke drifted over the neighborhood. The fire grew to 200 acres by 6 p.m. The fire is burning below a neighborhood at the top of the canyon.

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Coastal Fire: Homes destroyed in Laguna Niguel fire likely up to 20 ... (KGO-TV)

The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon between Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach near a water treatment plant, according to the Orange County Fire Authority, and ...

The Orange County Emergency Operations Center has also created a public information hotline to respond to questions from residents. The Orange County Emergency Operations Center has also created a public information hotline to respond to questions from residents. We had embers in our attic spaces, through vents. "We have embers cast very deep down into those canyons, many of them up into those palm trees. We had embers in our attic spaces, through vents. "We have embers cast very deep down into those canyons, many of them up into those palm trees.

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