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Video shows the midnight sky glowing early Thursday morning as the Coastal Fire raged in Orange County, California.
The fast-moving brush fire erupted the afternoon of Wednesday, May 11, in the Laguna Niguel area, near the South Orange County Wastewater Authority’s Coastal Treatment Plant. Aided by winds blowing in from the ocean, the fire quickly burned uphill along the Aliso Summit Trail, toward the multimillion-dollar estates of the Coronado Pointe gated community.
Mandatory evacuations were issued for the immediate areas, with additional voluntary evacuations. At least 20 homes had been destroyed as of Thursday morning.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, reported Coastal Fire was estimated at 199 acres burned with zero containment as of Thursday morning.
While the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, Southern California Edison notified the California Public Utilities Commission Wednesday night that our information reflects circuit activity occurring close in time to the reported time of the fire. Our investigation is ongoing.
Public utility companies are required to notify the state in the event their equipment may be involved in a wildfire incident.
