A brush fire started in Laguna Beach around 2:16 p.m. Monday and was threatening structures, prompting officials to order evacuations.
La Mirada Street, Katella Street, Summit Drive and Baja Street were ordered evacuated, according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit that monitors wildfires.
Arch Beach Heights was placed on evacuation warning.
The fire started near the intersection of Morningside (Drive) and Rancho Laguna Road, said Laguna Beach Fire Chief Niko King. “The fire is progressing rapidly up the hillside and is currently threatening homes.”
A Care and Reception center was set up at the Susi Q Center, 380 3rd Street, the city said.
Information on the cause of the fire was not immediately available. It had reached around 1 acre by around 2:45 p.m.
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