Silverado fire explodes to 11,200 acres, more areas in danger of evacuation - OCRegister

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The Silverado fire entered its second day by exploding to 11,199 acres, putting more communities in danger of being evacuated, fire authorities said.

By Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, the Orange County Fire Authority said the Silverado fire, burning east of Irvine, had been only 5% contained.

Soon after it started, the Silverado prompted orders by officials for residents of Orchard Hills to leave their homes. By the end of the day more than 90,000 residents in Irvine and more in Lake Forest were under evacuation orders.

On Tuesday morning, authorities said, Silverado, Modjeska and Trabuco canyons along Live Oak Canyon Road were under evacuation warnings. Part of Mission Viejo was also warned that residents there may need to evacuate.

Meanwhile, Jackson Ranch and Williams Canyon in Silverado had been ordered to evacuate.

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The winds that helped fuel the blaze on Monday were going to once again blow through the region, according to the National Weather Service, although they were expected to weaken this afternoon.

No structures had been destroyed yet, fire officials said, though two firefighters were critically injured.

• Foothill ranch resident of 23 years, Kathy Watt, takes a photo of smoldering brush at Borrego Canyon. She showed up to see if she could get back into her neighborhood after a mandatory evacuation last night from the Silverado fire. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Brush and a palm tree burn during the Silverado Fire near Alton Parkway in Lake Forest, CA, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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• The sun sets though a smoke-filled sky during the Silverado Fire in Irvine, CA, on Monday, October 26, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Riverside firefighters keep an eye on the Silverado Fire near Alton Parkway in Lake Forest, CA, on Monday, October 26, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• IRVINE, CA – OCTOBER 26: Smoke rolls across Portola Parkway at The 241 Toll Road during the Silverado Fire in Irvine, CA, on Monday, October 26, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

On Monday, several schools were evacuated and classes were let out because of the fire and air quality. Those closures continued Tuesday and included UCI and Irvine Valley College.

Southern California Edison was investigating whether one of its power lines was involved in igniting the Silverado fire.

The power supplier had not found that there were any downed lines in the area at the time the fire started, officials said in a notice filed Monday to the California Public Utilities Commission.

But, according to that notice and spokesman Chris Abel, a lashing wire connected to telecommunication lines, not to Edison equipment, may have come in contact with Edison’s overhead primary conductor, and that may have caused the fire.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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