Authorities said the fire was unintentionally caused by heavy equipment used by an Orange County public works crew.

More than 1,000 firefighters were working overnight to try extinguish the flames in the Trabuco Canyon area. The fire was reported at around 1:15 p.m. on Trabuco Creek Road near an remote-controlled airplane airport, went from scorching 7 acres to over ...

City Lake Elsinore Capt. Mark Montoya, E94 stands where a home use to El Cariso Road after the fast moving Airport Fire destroyed homes, cars burning more than 22,000 acres in El Cariso Village on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Airport Fire in Trabuco Canyon burned over 22,000 acres and continues to spread in Orange and Riverside Counties. The fire’s growth has prompted thousands of evacuations since it began on Monday, following triple-digit temperatures in Southern California.

Firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to a brush fire that broke out in Trabuco Canyon Monday. The fire was first reported at around 1:15 p.m. on Trabuco Creek Road near an airport,

The Airport Fire in Trabuco Canyon continued to expand on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, threatening over 3,000 homes

Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County. After being active for nine days, it has burned 23,519 acres. A crew of 2,052 firefighters has been working on site and, by Wednesday evening,