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These Photos From The Holy Fire In OC Are Terrifying
(Courtesy Patrick Smith)
A fast-growing wildfire burning in the Cleveland National Forest near Trabuco Canyon has prompted evacuations.
The Holy Fire, which broke out around 1:30 p.m. Monday, grew to more than 4,120 acres by 11 a.m. Wednesday and damaged at least 12 structures, according to forest service officials. More than 440 firefighters were working from the ground and the air to bring it under control.
The fire broke out the same day the Mendocino Complex Fire in Northern California overtook last year's Thomas Fire to be the biggest in recorded fire history in the state.
[MORE: California Has Had A Monster Wildfire Every Year For The Last Seven Years]
The communities of Holy Jim and Trabuco canyons and Blue Jay and Falcon campgrounds were under mandatory evacuations, Orange County Fire Authority officials said via Twitter shortly after 4 p.m.
CAL FIRE is assisting the Cleveland National Forest with a fire off Holy Jim Canyon Rd, west of N. Main Divide (Orange County). #HolyFire https://t.co/URoS9zxFUg pic.twitter.com/v0JzGkWr6Q
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) August 6, 2018
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WHERE TO GET UPDATES:
- Cleveland National Forest Twitter account
- Orange County Fire Authority Twitter account
- Cal Fire Twitter account
- Impacted residents may call the public information hotline at (714) 628-7085.
A UC San Diego research group has a camera atop Santiago Peak. Below you can watch the live stream from that and see photos of the fire people have posted to social media:
#Holyfire growing in size and extremely visible from surrounding areas. Trabuco and Holy Jim canyons under mandatory evacuations. Receiving assistance from @OCFA pic.twitter.com/UxUva3CFYT
— Cleveland NF (@ClevelandNF) August 6, 2018
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Growing like crazy #HolyFire pic.twitter.com/lwu9WvUND4
— Abdul (@CaliAbdul) August 6, 2018
#HolyFire is well established with a growing header, however ground and air units are on scene and more enroute. If your in the area please STAY AWAY and follow all orders and suggestions by authorities. pic.twitter.com/B0GbmRxQr1
— OC Fire Watch (@OCFireWatch) August 6, 2018
[MORE: California Has Had A Monster Wildfire Every Year For The Last Seven Years]
UPDATES:
12:08 p.m.:This article was updated to reflect the new acreage of the fire and other updated information from forest service officials.
Wednesday, 7:20 a.m.: This article was updated to reflect the downgraded acreage of the fire and other updated information from forest service officials.
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10:25 p.m.: This article updated with the most recent information on the size and containment of the Holy Fire, as well as the Mendocino Complex Fire.
This article was originally published at 4 p.m. on Monday
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