{"id":499900,"date":"2026-10-18T05:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499900\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T05:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:40:29","slug":"evacuation-orders-issued-as-wildfire-burns-in-orange-county-california-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499900\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuation orders issued as wildfire burns in Orange County, California"},"content":{"rendered":"

All evacuation orders lifted Saturday night after firefighters began containing a fast-spreading wildfire that burned more than 500 acres in Orange County, California, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n

As of Saturday night, the Norte Fire was 25% contained after burning 570 acres, according to an update from the Orange County Fire Authority.<\/p>\n

Crews surveying the damage confirmed seven homes were damaged or destroyed, the fire authority said.<\/p>\n

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.<\/p>\n

At the peak, there were some 4,600 homes and nearly 16,000 people, in the evacuation zone<\/a>, according to fire officials.<\/p>\n

Earlier Saturday, fire official lifted evacuations for a zone in San Clemente and enacted a partial repopulation for a zone in San Juan Capistrano.<\/p>\n

The Norte Fire ignited midday Friday in San Clemente.<\/p>\n

“Due to weather and topography, this fire moved fast,” Orange County Fire Authority Fire Chief T.J. McGovern said at a news conference Friday evening, calling the wind “relentless.”<\/p>\n

No residents were reported injured, but two firefighters were hurt, as of Friday, fire officials said.<\/p>\n

Several schools in the area were dismissed early on Friday due to the fire “out of an abundance of caution,” Capistrano Unified school officials said.<\/p>\n

The fire came amid critical fire weather conditions in the region, including strong Santa Ana winds and high heat.<\/p>\n

Red flag warnings were in effect for Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the Antelope Valley foothills through Saturday night.<\/p>\n

This fire was burning about 20 miles north of\u00a0the Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, which has burned 2,079 acres.<\/p>\n

Some 400 firefighters were working to contain the fire with another 400 en route, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n

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