A wildfire fuelled by exceedingly dry brush swept through the Southern California enclave of Laguna Niguel on Wednesday, destroying about 20 homes while scorching some 200 acres and forcing evacuations, officials said.
Though relatively small compared with some other major rural wildfires in western states, the blaze dubbed the Coastal Fire spread rapidly up the steep ridges of the suburban Orange County community with afternoon winds.
While no injuries were reported, video showed multimillion-dollar homes consumed with orange flames and billows of black smoke.
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