A slow-burning vegetation fire that was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the city of Laguna Niguel has to led to the evacuation of some residents and a request by public officials that people avoid the area.
The city posted an advisory for the immediate area around Alcott Place and Ridgeway Avenue in a hilly, residential part of Laguna Niguel near Beacon Hill Park.
The Orange County Fire Authority said the blaze was reported at 3:26 p.m.
Laguna Niguel officials then issued an evacuation order for Copps Hills Street at 4:06 p.m. with a shelter-in-place order for Middleton Place and Alcott Place.
A temporary shelter has been opened at Crown Valley Community Center, at 29751 Crown Valley Pkwy.
Orange County firefighters dubbed the blaze the Beacon fire and said it had spread to three acres; no structure had been lost, and as of 4:46 p.m., the OCFA said firefighters were making “good progress.”