Devastated residents and their families returned to what s left of their multi-million dollar homes less than 24 hours after a wildfire ripped through the community of Laguna Niguel.
A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the evacuation of nearly a thousand homes in Orange County, California, on Wednesday in a foreboding sign of the new normal for the region.
The Coastal Fire destroyed homes in California's Laguna Niguel, forcing the evacuation of 900 residents. The blaze has burnt 200 acres and is around 15% contained.
Fire crews extended the containment line Friday around the destructive 200-acre Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel that devastated an upscale hilltop neighborhood, while authorities continued evaluating when to allow hundreds of evacuated residents back in their homes.
Before and after photos reveal just how devastating the Coastal Fire was on Wednesday. It started at 2.44pm and has set 20 homes alight in the Laguna Niguel neighborhood.