3 Fires Erupt at Ranch Site
Firefighters fought blazes three times in 20 hours Friday at abandoned houses at the old Rosann Ranch on Camino Capistrano near Avenida Aeropuerto in San Juan Capistrano.
While containing a 3 a.m. fire in one structure Friday morning, firefighters discovered a second fire had erupted in another structure 200 yards away. The cause of both fires was “definitely arson” but no arrests were made, a spokesman said.
Both structures were 30% to 40% destroyed when a third fire broke out at the 30-acre hilltop property at 10:07 p.m.
Damage was estimated at $175,000 to the structures that burned in the early morning fires.
A spokesman said the cause of the late night fire was still under investigation.
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