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Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted For Most Of L.A., Orange Counties
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
6
First seen
Oct 17, 1:59 PM PDT
updated Oct 21, 9:09 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
What Happened
Firefighters are nearing the end of the Norte Fire in Orange County with assistance from San Diego crews, Arcadia Weekly and KSWB reported. Meanwhile, Orange County cities are bracing for mudslides and flooding near the burn scar, KTLA 5 reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (6), version 6, Oct 21, 10:45 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Firefighters near end of Norte Fire in Orange County · Arcadia Weekly
- Orange County cities brace for mudslides, flooding near Norte Fire burn scar · KTLA 5
- Norte Fire: Orange County resident describes jumping into action to help neighbors · KABC-TV
- San Diego crews help battle Norte Fire in south Orange County · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)
- ‘All I could see was flames’: Norte fire hollows out Orange County homes · Lodi News-Sentinel
- Fire evacuation orders lifted for most of L.A., Orange counties · Los Angeles Times
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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Orange County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.