Forward progress stopped on 200-acre Brea brush fire
Orange County firefighters halted forward progress on a brush fire that burned about 200 acres in Brea on Saturday.
The blaze, dubbed the Carbon Fire by firefighters, broke out at around 1:40 p.m. near Carbon Canyon and Olinda Place, according to a social media post from the Orange County Fire Authority. At that time, they said the fire was approximately four acres. By 6 a.m. Sunday, Cal Fire had mapped the fire at about 200 acres and said forward progress was stopped.
Evacuation warnings were issued at around 2:55 p.m. for the communities of Hollydale Mobile Home Park and Olinda Village. They extended warnings to include El Rodeo Stables and Brea Hills at around 3:20 p.m., but those two warnings were lifted at around 5 p.m.
All evacuation warnings were lifted by Sunday afternoon, and on Monday, firefighters said that the fire's containment was at 84%.
"If you are a resident in those communities and evacuate, you may only drive east on Carbon Canyon due to road closures," the post said. "Carbon Canyon Road is closed between Brea Hills and Ruby."
At about 4:25 p.m., OCFA officials said that firefighters had made significant progress in slowing the flames, but later noted that some areas of the fire were "difficult to access for air resources and ground crews due to steep, narrow terrain."
No injuries or damages to structures have been reported.
In a separate social media post, the Brea Police Department said firefighters were battling the blaze from the ground and from water-dropping aircraft.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.