Nov 16, 2008 6:25 am US/Pacific
More Evacuations Ordered In Carbon Canyon
CORONA, Calif. (CBS) ―
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A brush fire that broke out in Corona Saturday morning spread to locations in Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, forcing evacuations and destroying multiple structures.
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A wildfire that broke out along the Riverside (91) Freeway near Green River Road and moved into Orange County destroyed at least 100 residences, including about 15 homes in an exclusive Yorba Linda enclave left without water, fire officials said Sunday.
The so-called Triangle Complex Fire, which eventually prompted as many as 40,000 evacuations in two counties, had at least one active head early Sunday in Carbon Canyon's Olinda Village area, where a church and mobile home park were threatened, and according to KCAL9, a home burned down.
At least 104 residences in 64 buildings have been burned in the fire, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
Also early Sunday, flames were also ripping through dense brush in Chino
Hills in San Bernardino County.
Firefighting aircraft are expected back on the job shortly after sunrise, which comes about 6:30 a.m.
Fire officials urged people who see flames advancing on their homes to go ahead and evacuate without waiting for official orders.
The fire, which burned about 7,373 acres since starting amid Santa Ana conditions about 9 a.m. Saturday, was about 5 percent contained, according to fire officials.
More hot, dry weather is expected Sunday.
The relative humidity is expected to dip below 10 percent at times, and inland temperatures are forecast to push well into the 90s.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who declared a state of emergency in Orange and Riverside counties about 9:45 p.m. Saturday, is scheduled to visit the burn area at 11 a.m. Sunday, according to the Press-Enterprise.
Winds early Sunday were relatively light compared to sustained winds around 30 mph Saturday. A few gusts hit 60 mph in the Anaheim Hills.
In Corona, as many as 600 homes were evacuated Saturday morning, but
most residents were allowed to go home by nightfall.
At least 15 home in the Dean Homes neighborhood of Corona were destroyed.
A total of 16 homes were believed to have been lost in Corona.
More than 1,200 firefighters, backed up by firefighting aircraft, including a DC-10, attacked the blaze.
In the afternoon, Corona police used loud speakers to order evacuations in the gated Dean Homes tract north of Highway 91.
The point of origin was in the Santa Ana riverbed, near the base of Prado Dam, said Corona Mayor Pro Tem Steve Nolan. The cause was unknown.
Four firefighters suffered what were described as minor injuries when a wall of flames overtook their engine as they tried to save a home near the
Prado Dam during the early hours of the fire, said Lynn Mata of the Corona Fire Department.
Two other firefighters suffered minor injuries in Orange County.
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning, signifying high fire danger, through 4 p.m.
A wind advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m.
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