The Beacon fire was reported near Alcott Place and Ridgeway Avenue around 3:30 p.m., according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit ...

The fire broke out amid one of the summer's hottest heat waves and threatened nearby structures in Laguna Niguel.

A slow-burning vegetation blaze known as the Beacon fire started shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the city of Laguna Niguel.

Orange County firefighters rushed to a Laguna Niguel neighborhood to extinguish flames burning near homes Wednesday afternoon ...

Smoke was seen coming from brush near the backyard of some homes in the area as fire crews tended to the blaze uphill. As a result of the fire, residents on Copps Hill Street were ordered to evacuate ...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Dramatic video shows firefighters keeping a brush fire away from nearby homes in Orange County. The "Beacon Fire" broke out a little before 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20 ...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - A massive fire engulfed more than a dozen multimillion-dollar mansions near the Laguna Niguel area. The Coastal Fire burned 200 acres, with the blaze reaching full ...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (KABC) -- Evacuation orders for those living in a Laguna Niguel neighborhood that was burned by a 200-acre fire were significantly reduced Friday afternoon.