THE SOUTHLAND FIRESTORM / DAY FIVE : The Southland Fires
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Fourteen fires that damaged or destroyed at least 731 homes and scorched more than 167,595 acres in six Southern California counties were largely under control by Saturday evening. A fire is controlled when its perimeter is surrounded and no longer expanding. The term containment, usually accompanied by a percentage, is used to describe how much of a fire is considered under control. No deaths were reported.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Altadena/Sierra Madre
* Location: San Gabriel foothills above Pasadena and Altadena
* Acres: 5,700
* Damage: 151 structures destroyed, $58.5-million estimated loss
* Injuries: 29 firefighters and nine residents, all minor injuries
* Status: 70% contained
* Evacuations: More than 2,500 residents from 500 homes. Some residents allowed to return.
* Shelters: Eliot Middle School, 2184 N. Lake Ave., Altadena; Sierra Madre Community Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre
* Cause: Suspicious, suspect in custody
* Firefighters: More than 2,100
Chatsworth
* Location: South of Simi Valley Freeway at Los Angeles County-Ventura County line
* Acres: 1,260
* Damage: None reported
* Injuries: Four firefighters burned, two critically and two seriously
* Status: Out
* Evacuations: None reported
* Shelters: Unknown
* Cause: Arson
* Firefighters: 460
ORANGE COUNTY
Laguna Beach
* Location: Irvine to Laguna Beach, including Emerald Bay
* Acres: 16,682
* Damage: 366 homes destroyed, 41 damaged, $270 million estimated loss.
* Injuries: Six firefighters
* Status: Fully contained
* Evacuations: 24,000 residents from Laguna Beach, some returning
* Shelters: Dana Hills High School, 33333 Street of the Golden Lantern, Dana Point; Corona del Mar High School, 2101 E. Bluff Drive, Corona del Mar; Saddleback College, 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo
* Cause: Arson suspected
* Firefighters: 1,000
Ortega
* Location: Cleveland National Forest near Ortega Highway, 20 miles east of Interstate 5
* Acres: 20,500
* Damage: 22 structures destroyed
* Injuries: None reported
* Status: 50% contained
Villa Park/Anaheim Hills
* Location: Anaheim Hills and Orange
* Acres: 750
* Damage: 31 homes damaged or destroyed
* Injuries: One resident and one firefighter, minor injuries
* Status: Out
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Winchester
* Location: South of Hemet
* Acres: 25,100
* Damage: 107 homes damaged or destroyed, $2.6 million estimated loss.
* Injuries: Three firefighters and four residents, minor injuries
* Status: 90% contained
* Cause: Downed power lines
Box Springs
* Location: Between Moreno Valley and Riverside, north of California 60
* Acres: 3,500
* Damage: No damage
* Injuries: None reported
* Status: Out
Cahuilla
* Location: Cahuilla Indian Reservation near Anza
* Acres: 2,500
* Damage: None
* Injuries: None reported
* Status: Out
* Cause: Downed power lines
Temecula
* Location: Near Vail Lake off California 79
* Acres: 500
* Damage: None reported
* Injuries: None reported
* Status: Out
* Cause: Arson
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Yucaipa
* Location: Southwest Yucaipa
* Acres: 4,860
* Damage: Five homes and one barn destroyed
* Injuries: Two firefighters, minor injuries
* Status: Fully contained
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Escondido
* Location: North San Diego County
* Acres: 20,722
* Damage: Three structures lost
* Injuries: Six firefighters, all minor
* Status: More than 50% contained
* Evacuations: Parts of Ramona
* Shelters: Orange Glen School, 2200 Glen Ridge Road, Escondido
* Cause: Downed power lines
* Firefighters: 700
VENTURA COUNTY
Thousand Oaks/Malibu
* Location: Thousand Oaks to Pacific Ocean
* Acres: 37,000
* Damage: 35 homes destroyed, 23 other structures destroyed, eight mobile homes, seven mountaintop telecommunications towers and other facilities destroyed
* Injuries: 11 firefighters, three residents, one sheriff’s deputy, minor injuries
* Status: 90% contained
* Evacuations: Yerba Buena and Carlisle Canyon, people returning
* Shelters: Point Dume Community Center, 6955 Fernhill Drive, Malibu; Agoura High School, 22825 Driver Ave.
* Cause: Arson, no arrests
* Firefighters: 2,700
Steckel Park
* Location: Santa Paula
* Acres: 26,500
* Damage: Eight structures lost
* Injuries: Unknown
* Status: 85% contained
Ojai
* Location: Off California 33
* Acres: 1,650
* Damage: One structure
* Injuries: Two firefighters, both minor
* Status: 100% contained
* Cause: Arson
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