Laguna Niguel Goes Up In Flames

Incarcerated Firefighters mitigating hotspots in the hills on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Orange County Firefighters looking for hotspots to keep it from blazing on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Orange County Firefighters digging trough rubble to mitigate hotspots on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Incarcerated Firefighters walking down to hill to help mitigate any hotspots on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Orange County Firefighter spraying down at the rubble to mitigate hotspots on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Aftermath of a home after being burned by the Costal Fire leaving it destroyed on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Incarcerated Firefighters mitigating hotspots in the hills on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Incarcerated Firefighters walking down to hill to help mitigate any hotspots on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Captain Officer Ventura from Orange County watching the excavator pile up debris from the rubble left by the Costal Fire on Fri. May 13, 2022 at Laguna Niguel, Calif, (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Reminants of what was once a multi-million dollar home in Laguna Nigel, California after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

A Long Beach fire fighter begins to saw into the last remaning burning house after a small brush fire took over Laguna Nigel on May 12, 2022 (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Reminants of what was once a multi-million dollar home in Laguna Nigel, California after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

San Diego firefighters spray down a multi-million dollar house after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Reminants of what was once a multi-million dollar home in Laguna Nigel, California after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

A Long Beach fire fighter begins to saw into the last remaning burning house after a small brush fire took over Laguna Nigel on May 12, 2022 (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Reminants of what was once a multi-million dollar home in Laguna Nigel, California after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

A Long Beach fire fighter begins to saw into the last remaning burning house after a small brush fire took over Laguna Nigel on May 12, 2022 (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Reminants of what was once a multi-million dollar home in Laguna Nigel, California after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

Reminants of what was once a multi-million dollar home in Laguna Nigel, California after a small brush fire that occured on Wedneday, May 11th, turned into a firey blaze that took over 200+ acres and 23 Confirmed homes. According to San Diego Firefighters on scene, the fire was contained around 4pm friday, May 13. (Jon Putman | The Corsair)

The Orange County Fire Authority and surrounding fire departments responded to a small brushfire that started around 2:45 pm on May 14, 2022 in Laguna Niguel, California. The fire quickly spread uphill towards Coronado Pointe where the fire found even more fuel. As of Tuesday, May 17, the fire was contained after the destruction of 20 homes and damage to 11 others. The fire burned a total of 200 acres. The cause of the fire is still undetermined at but residents have filed a lawsuit against SoCal Edison after they released a brief statement that indicating that grid activity was detected was near the area where the fire started. The fire season is beginning and expected to be even more destructive this year because of extreme drought conditions in much of California.