Norte fire torches Orange County: 6 homes gone, 16,000 evacuated, 3 fires raging

"The Norte Fire erupted Friday morning in San Clemente, burned 570 acres with zero containment by nightfall and destroyed at least six homes — all driven by the season's first powerful Santa Ana wind event to strike Southern California.

More than 16,000 residents across San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano were placed under mandatory evacuation orders as the Bryson Fire in Malibu and the Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton burned simultaneously, stretching regional emergency resources across multiple fronts.
Southern California Edison had warned of potential shutoffs for more than 259,000 customers; actual cutoffs Friday affected approximately 70,000 in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, while PG&E implemented similar precautionary measures for up to 70,000 customers in Northern California." msn