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570-Acre Norte Fire Burns Homes In San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano; Evacuations Ordered
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
7
First seen
Oct 16, 12:31 PM PDT
updated Oct 19, 4:07 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KTLA 5, KPCC and 5 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Evacuation orders were lifted in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano as the Norte Fire reached 75% containment after burning 7 homes, KNBC and KPCC reported. An SDG&E outage was reported near the fire minutes before Cal Fire arrived, KGTV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (7), version 9, Oct 19, 5:33 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- SDG&E outage reported near San Clemente's Norte Fire minutes before Cal Fire arrived · KGTV
- Levantan órdenes de evacuación en San Clemente y San Juan Capistrano; incendio contenido al 60% · KVEA
- Evacuations lifted in San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano; Fire 75% contained · KNBC
- Evacuation Orders Lifted For Norte Fire, 25% Contained · Voice of OC
- Norte Fire evacuation orders lifted as crews begin erosion repairs · KTTV
- Norte Fire that burned 7 homes in South OC reaches 75% containment · KPCC
- 570-acre Norte Fire burns homes in San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano; evacuations ordered · KTLA 5
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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