As fire crews worked Monday to get the last bit of containment on the Coastal fire, fresh drone images taken show the damage the Laguna Niguel neighborhood will be recovering from.
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Destroyed homes after the Coastal Fire in the Coronado Pointe neighborhood of Laguna Niguel, CA, on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Temporary flight restrictions put in place to keep unwanted distractions from the local skies as firefighting aircraft worked on the blaze were removed by the FFA over the weekend. A drone flown by an Orange County Register photographer on Monday give an overview of destruction suffered.
The brushfire that ignited Wednesday and quickly moved up a canyon wall to a ridge of homes above destroyed 20 homes and damaged another 11. As of Monday evening, the Orange County Fire Authority reported the fire was 90% contained and remained at 200 acres burned.
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