
California fire destroys 20 Laguna Niguel homes, injures firefighters
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The Coastal Fire destroyed homes in California's Laguna Niguel, forcing the evacuation of 900 residents. The blaze has burnt 200 acres and is around 15% contained.
Laguna Niguel, California May 12, 2022 On May 12, 2022, Sassan Darian, 38, holds his cat, Cyrus, as he assessed the damage outside his fathers home on Coronado Pointe. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) A firefighter uses a hose to put out hot spots in one of the homes destroyed by the Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel, California, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images) A plane drops fire retardant onto the Coastal Fire Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Firefighters monitor hot spots next to a car destroyed by the Coastal Fire Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Members of the Torrance Fire Dept, from left, Brent Nunez, Michael Cotter and Rick Cathey protect the remains of a fire-damaged home in the aftermath of the Coastal Fire Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. ( AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Firefighters monitor hot spots on Coronado Pointe after the Coastal fire destroyed about 20 homes in Laguna Niguel, California. Crews continued mopping up on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) A firefighter (L) works to put out hotspots at one of over 20 homes destroyed by the Coastal fire on May 12, 2022 in Laguna Niguel, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The fire has spread to over 200 acres and is approximately 15% contained. There are 550 firefighters assigned to the blaze. The two who were injured were assessed at a hospital and later released.