UPDATE: Based on latest numbers late last night, CoastalFire has destroyed at least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel and burned at least 195 acres with no containment. SoCal Edison confirms 'circuit activity' around the time the fire sparked.
A swift-moving wildfire which broke out Wednesday afternoon has destroyed at least 20 homes in the upscale Orange County coastal neighborhood of Laguna Niguel and forced dozens to evacuate.
It chewed through brush in Aliso Wood Canyon between Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Sean Doran said. "Unfortunately I think this is what we're going to be experiencing over the next several weeks and years," said Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy during a press conference Wednesday night."The vegetation is so dry it is not taking much for the fire to take off running and burn very quickly." Multiple structures caught fire in the 30300 block of La Vue near the Aliso Summit Trail, with others along Coronado Pointe also believed to have burned.
The flames advanced even as fixed-wing planes dropped fire retardant on the hillside in hopes of slowing the advance of the flames. Several water-dropping helicopters were also being employed in the firefight.
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