Hundreds of Laguna Niguel residents remain evacuated after 200-acre CoastalFire destroys 20 homes
The blaze, called the Coastal Fire, broke out Wednesday afternoon between Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach, destroying at least 20 multi-million dollar homes and damaging 11 others. Containment of the fire was at 15% as of Thursday afternoon.
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, mandatory evacuation orders were in effect in Laguna Niguel for the area north of the intersection of Flying Cloud Drive and Pacific Island Drive to the intersection of Highlands Avenue and Pacific Island Drive, along with neighborhoods accessed from Niguel Road, west of Highlands Avenue.
The area south of Flying Cloud Drive and Pacific Island Drive to the intersection of Pacific Island Drive and Crown Valley Parkway is under a voluntary evacuation warning. Orange County Sheriff's Department Capt. Virgil Asuncion said he understood residents' desire to return to their homes, but he said authorities want to ensure the area is safe before people are allowed to repopulate the area.
"It is vital that it is safe to repopulate for the residents and for our fire personnel fighting the fire out there," he said."The worst-case scenario would be allowing people back into their homes then having them to re-evacuate. We ask for patience from our residents."will remain in place overnight as crews continue to work to render the area safe.
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