Coastal Fire in South Orange County Destroys 20 Homes - It's a Wake-Up Call
A firefighter walks past burning homes at Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel.(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The Coastal Fire, a brush fire driven by California’s prolonged drought that burned some 200 acres, destroyed 20 homes and damaged 11, sent two firefighters to the hospital, and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes, is a wake-up call for all those living in hillside communities.
There were no Santa Ana winds when the Coastal fire ignited, and it was pretty humid. But the vegetation was so dry, and the wildland-urban interface so crowded with homes, that it hardly mattered. https://t.co/TCQOmD47je
— Sammy Roth (@Sammy_Roth) May 13, 2022
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