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Norte Fire reaches 570 acres; evacuation orders remain
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Latest incident log records 0% containment
The Norte Fire in California’s Orange County had reached 570 acres with 0% containment, ABC7 reported on October 17. Authorities said about 16,000 residents were under evacuation orders; six homes had been damaged or destroyed. CAL FIRE’s 10:35 p.m. local-time entry on October 16 records those acreage and containment figures and says all evacuation orders remained in effect. That dated entry is newer than the 465-acre estimate still displayed in the page summary. The sheriff’s website provides a map for checking addresses against evacuation zones and lists an overnight shelter accepting animals at the Boys and Girls Club in San Juan Capistrano.
Norte Fire — CAL FIRE incident updates · Norte Fire: 16K residents under evacuation orders, 2 firefighters injured · Norte Fire evacuation information — Orange County Sheriff’s Department