The fire has quickly scorched roughly 200 acres so far.
A wildfire in a residential area of California has destroyed over a dozen homes Wednesday evening, local authorities said. The Coastal Fire, which broke out in the brush in Aliso Wood Canyon between Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach just before 3 p.m. local time, has so far scorched around 200 acres.
The Coastal Fire spreads through a residential area near Laguna Beach, California, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.The fire started as a 50 by 50 feet vegetating fire. It soon increased to a 3-acre blaze before growing to 30 and then 200 acres within just a few hours. When fire crews first arrived, strong winds were blowing the flames in a"easterly and north direction," fire officials said Wednesday night. As of 7:30 p.m.
Fixed-wing planes were used to drop fire retardant on the hillside where the fire began, in hopes of slowing the advance of the flames CBS Los Angeles reports. Water-dropping helicopters and airtankers were also being used to battle the blaze, according to CBS Los Angeles. "Unfortunately I believe this is what we're going to be experiencing over the next several months, over the next several years," Fennessy added.
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