SILVERADO CANYON, Calif. (CNS)–A wind-driven brush fire in Silverado Canyon sparked by a house fire has burned 7,375 acres, destroyed at least five buildings, and was 50 percent contained Dec. 6, with residents still under evacuation orders in the Modjeska, Silverado, and Williams Canyon areas.
Firefighters continued to look for and mop up hot spots Dec. 5 while clearing more vegetation around the fire and shoring up the containment lines, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) said in its evening update.
