Evacuation Orders Lifted as Firefighters Battle to Contain Blue Ridge Fire

A firefighter sprays water on a scorched tree burned during the Blue Ridge Fire in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Oct. 29, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (CNS)—The Blue Ridge Fire burning in Yorba Linda has destroyed a structure, damaged 10 others, burned 14,334 acres and was 39 percent contained by the evening of Oct. 29 as evacuated residents spent their first day back home.

All evacuation orders and warnings were lifted on the morning of Oct. 29 and several highways were reopened.