The Rancho fire in Laguna Beach was extinguished by Wednesday, July 9. But city fire chief cautions resident to stay vigilant ...

Why Laguna Niguel fire was so destructive: Flying hot embers, huge homes, dry brush. Beams of sunlight shine through the smoke and flames of a burning home in Laguna Niguel.

A lone fire fighter takes on a house engulfed in flames in Laguna Niguel where 20 homes were destroyed and 11 others were damaged in the wind whipped Coastal Fire on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

The fire was 0% contained, and a local emergency order remained in place in Laguna Niguel as of late Wednesday night, said Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - A massive fire engulfed more than a dozen multimillion-dollar mansions near the Laguna Niguel area. The Coastal Fire burned 200 acres, with the blaze reaching full ...

A home burns on Coronado Pointe during the Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on May 11, 2022. Jeff Gritchen/Orange County Register/Getty Images ...

Firefigher Mick Rodgers, of the National City Fire Dept, hoses down hot spots from a home in the aftermath of the Coastal Fire Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (CNS) -- A 200-acre fire that devastated an upscale hilltop neighborhood in Laguna Niguel was 60% contained Saturday as authorities reduced the mandatory evacuation zone from ...