Other Large O.C. Fires

From 1967 to present

Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 1967

Point of origin: Paseo Grande, near Santa Ana Canyon and Lemon Heights.

Size: 50,000 acres.

Injuries: One woman killed when hit by a runaway vehicle; nine others injured.

Structures: 66 homes destroyed in Lemon Heights, Santa Ana Canyon and Cowan Heights.

Suspected cause: Children playing with matches.

Cost: $2.5 million in damages.

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Jan. 22, 1976

Location: San Clemente

Size: 2,400 acres.

Injuries: 12 firefighters injured.

Structures: 15 houses destroyed, 66 damaged.

Cause: Spark from welding equipment.

Cost: $1 million.

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Oct. 28 to Oct. 30, 1980

Point of origin: Owl Canyon, near northern Orange County.

Size: 14,873 acres.

Suspected cause: Wind-fanned Santa Ana flames that raced across Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

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Nov. 24, 1980

Location: Indian and Trabuco canyons, mostly in the Cleveland National Forest.

Size: 28,000 acres.

Suspected cause: Santa Ana winds of as much as 60 mph.

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April 21, 1982

Location: Anaheim.

Injuries: None.

Structures: $50 million in property.

Suspected cause: Winds of up to 50 mph blew power lines together; sparks ignited a palm tree near an apartment building.

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Oct. 9, 1982

Location: Gypsum Canyon, Anaheim Hills and Villa Park.

Injuries: None.

Structures: 14 luxury homes damaged, $16 million in losses.

Suspected cause: Santa Ana winds of up to 60 mph.

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Oct. 26, 1993

Point of origin: Hillside off Stage Coach Road in Anaheim Hills

Size: 750 acres.

Structures: Two homes destroyed

Cause: A 17-year-old high school dropout was sentenced to eight months in custody for setting the fire

Cost: Almost $1 million.

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Oct. 27, 1993

Location: Laguna Beach and the unincorporated areas of Emerald Bay and the El Morro trailer park.

Size: Four square miles.

Structures: 286 homes destroyed in Laguna Beach and another 35 damaged. An additional 120 homes were destroyed or damaged in Emerald Bay and the El Morro trailer park.

Cost: $528 million.

Suspected cause: Arson.

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Nov. 27, 1993

Location: Anaheim Hills.

Structures: 20 condominium units under construction were destroyed, and more than a dozen newly completed units were damaged.

Cost: $3 million.

Cause: A plumber’s smoldering torch.

Source: Los Angeles Times.