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 ...

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

Extreme heat across the U.S. Southwest will build on Wednesday and is expected to last for several days. In Southern ...

The "Beacon Fire" broke out a little before 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20 near Alcott Place and Ridgeway Avenue in Laguna ...

A brush fire that erupted Wednesday afternoon threatened structures in Laguna Niguel before firefighters stopped its forward ...

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 ...

A brush fire scorched roughly four acres of terrain in the Laguna Niguel area Wednesday, threatening structures and prompting some evacuation orders before crews halted the flames. The fire broke out ...