Airport fire in Trabuco Canyon leads to further road closures – NBC Los Angeles

As the airport fire exploded in size on Monday, forcing evacuations in the Trabuco Canyon area, more than 1,000 firefighters were expected to work through the night to extinguish the wildfire.

The airport fire, reported around 1:15 p.m. on Trabuco Creek Road near a remote-controlled airport, grew from a sweltering 2.8 acres to over 800 acres in just a few hours.

The latest fire was moving toward the site of the Holy Fire, which burned more than 9,400 hectares of land in 2018, officials said.

Evacuation orders, warnings

In addition to the mandatory evacuation order for residents of Robinson Ranch and Trabuco Highlands, authorities said people under evacuation warnings should prepare to leave their homes.

“Don't wait for a mandatory evacuation order. If you are under an involuntary evacuation order, know that it is not given lightly. Now is the time to get going,” Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said during a news conference with fire officials.

The map of the districts for which evacuation orders and warnings apply can be found here.

Road closures

While the fire brigade fought the flames, the following streets were closed to the public.

• Santiago Canyon Road and Live Oak Canyon Road
• Plano Trabuco and Joshua Drive
• Plano Trabuco and Robinson Ranch
• Antonio and Alas de Paz
• Trabuco Canyon and Trabuco Creek
• Santa Margarita and Antonio
• Avenida Empresa and Santa Margarita Parkway

Real-time map updates on road closures can be found here.