Santiago fire update: 17,800 acres burned

Staff Writer

Oct. 23, 2007 12:03 PM PT

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The Santiago fire has ravaged 17,800 acres and is moving north toward rural canyons at the edge of Cleveland National Forest. Containment is unchanged at 30%.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place at Silverado, Williams and Modjeska canyons, and voluntary evacuations are in effect in the foothill areas of Lake Forest.

Santiago Canyon Road is closed between the 241 toll road and Cooks Corner. Foothill Ranch, Porter Hills and Silverado elementary schools are closed, as are all schools in Laguna Beach.

--Seema Mehta

2007 California Wildfires

Seema Mehta

Seema Mehta is a veteran political writer who is covering the 2024 presidential race as well as other state and national contests. She started at the Los Angeles Times in 1998, previously covered multiple presidential, state and local races, and completed a Knight-Wallace fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2019.

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