Southern California fire torches million-dollar coastal homes as blaze continues to grow

A fast-moving brush fire began torching million-dollar mansions in Southern California on Wednesday and evacuations were ordered as the blaze continues to grow in size.

A million-dollar mansion is engulfed in flames in Orange County, California. (KTTV) Firefighters in Orange County, California, are battling a large fire that had destroyed homes and prompted evacuations. (KTTV) Aliso Wood Canyon between Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach. (KTTV) One of the homes in the Aliso Canyon area has collapsed during Coastal Fire. (KTTV) Smoke from a wildfire rising above a residential area in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California, on Wednesday. (Tim Wheaton/via Reuters)

The OCFA said 60 different types of resources were battling the blaze. Massive flames could be seen from miles away along the coast and several homes in Laguna Niguel were seen engulfed in the fire. A state of emergency was declared for the city of Laguna Niguel Wednesday night to help provide additional resources to fight the fire.