Fire fighting apparatus stands by along Pacific Coast Highway as an early morning fire burns in the hills above Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove in Laguna Beach on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

The fire broke out at 4:10 a.m. Thursday and quickly spread to 145 acres in the hills above the Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove communities in the Laguna Beach area.

A closed Pacific Coast Highway through Crystal Cove State Park as an early morning fire burns near homes in the hills above Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove in Laguna Beach on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

The blaze, which is being called the Emerald Fire, was reported around 4 a.m. local time and currently spans at least 145 acres, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.However, the spread ...

Brush fire forces evacuations in Laguna Beach 00:17. ... Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the Emerald Bay, Irvine Cove and the North Coast communities, according to police.

Unlike Thursday’s Emerald fire — which scorched approximately 145 acres in the span of 12 hours thanks, in part, to a speedy response and favorable Santa Ana wind patterns — the blaze that ...

Emerald Fire grows to 145 acres in Laguna Beach as mandatory evacuation orders lifted By John Gregory , Tony Cabrera , and ABC7.com staff Friday, February 11, 2022 ...