LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Orange County officials declared a local state of emergency May 12 after a fire scorched over 200 acres in Aliso Canyon, burning through suburbs with multi-million-dollar homes, destroying more than 20 homes and damaging 11, and injuring two firefighters.
Authorities said firefighters had contained 15 percent of the fire as of 5:00 p.m. Thursday.
