Other Large O.C. Fires
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From 1967 to present
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 1967
Point of origin: Paseo Grande, near Santa Ana Canyon and Lemon Heights.
Size: 50,000 acres.
Injuries: One woman killed when hit by a runaway vehicle; nine others injured.
Structures: 66 homes destroyed in Lemon Heights, Santa Ana Canyon and Cowan Heights.
Suspected cause: Children playing with matches.
Cost: $2.5 million in damages.
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Jan. 22, 1976
Location: San Clemente
Size: 2,400 acres.
Injuries: 12 firefighters injured.
Structures: 15 houses destroyed, 66 damaged.
Cause: Spark from welding equipment.
Cost: $1 million.
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Oct. 28 to Oct. 30, 1980
Point of origin: Owl Canyon, near northern Orange County.
Size: 14,873 acres.
Suspected cause: Wind-fanned Santa Ana flames that raced across Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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Nov. 24, 1980
Location: Indian and Trabuco canyons, mostly in the Cleveland National Forest.
Size: 28,000 acres.
Suspected cause: Santa Ana winds of as much as 60 mph.
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April 21, 1982
Location: Anaheim.
Injuries: None.
Structures: $50 million in property.
Suspected cause: Winds of up to 50 mph blew power lines together; sparks ignited a palm tree near an apartment building.
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Oct. 9, 1982
Location: Gypsum Canyon, Anaheim Hills and Villa Park.
Injuries: None.
Structures: 14 luxury homes damaged, $16 million in losses.
Suspected cause: Santa Ana winds of up to 60 mph.
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Oct. 26, 1993
Point of origin: Hillside off Stage Coach Road in Anaheim Hills
Size: 750 acres.
Structures: Two homes destroyed
Cause: A 17-year-old high school dropout was sentenced to eight months in custody for setting the fire
Cost: Almost $1 million.
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Oct. 27, 1993
Location: Laguna Beach and the unincorporated areas of Emerald Bay and the El Morro trailer park.
Size: Four square miles.
Structures: 286 homes destroyed in Laguna Beach and another 35 damaged. An additional 120 homes were destroyed or damaged in Emerald Bay and the El Morro trailer park.
Cost: $528 million.
Suspected cause: Arson.
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Nov. 27, 1993
Location: Anaheim Hills.
Structures: 20 condominium units under construction were destroyed, and more than a dozen newly completed units were damaged.
Cost: $3 million.
Cause: A plumber’s smoldering torch.
Source: Los Angeles Times.
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