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Laguna Beach officials order evacuations as 3-acre fire burns near Archbeach Heights
Summary
City officials said a brush fire that began about 2:15 a.m. burned about three acres, prompted an evacuation order for roughly four streets in Archbeach Heights, road closures on Coast Highway and deployment of air and mutual-aid resources; cause is suspected to be fireworks and remains under investigation.
City of Laguna Beach officials said a brush fire that began about 2:15 a.m. burned roughly three acres near the Archbeach Heights neighborhood and prompted an evacuation order for about four streets and an evacuation warning for the remainder of the neighborhood.
Mayor Alex Renogy, speaking at the city’s emergency operations center, said the fire is "suspected to be caused by fireworks," but that investigators have no additional information yet. He said the Susie Q Community Center is being used as a shelter for residents who evacuated.
The fire response involved local and…
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