Coastal Fire

(Image from Orange County Register)

The fire season has started in Orange County.

The Coastal fire has burned at least 20 homes since it swept across Aliso Woods Canyon into Laguna Niguel on Wednesday, fire officials said.

The fast-moving brush fire prompted the evacuation of area homes and a luxury resort and golf course.

As of 9 p.m., the fire had grown to 200 acres in windy and dry conditions. Another 100 homes were potentially in the fire’s path, according to authorities.

After visiting our mom in Honolulu on Mother's Day, my younger brother came home to the Coastal fire.

He sent this photo from his home, a mile northeast and downhill from the burn area.

Thank goodness he and his wife have relatives in the area, but not too close by.

Stay safe, bro.