Large wildfire erupts in Orange County

KTLA's live coverage of the Airport Fire in Trabuco Canyon. Sept. 9, 2024.

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[Lab-lk]

Interesting, I live in San Bernardino County. My daughter, was insisting on us going to Irvine to escape smoke; I guess no place is immune. Support your fire fighters; they are true heroes. They saved the city of highland. To those pilots that fly those helicopters: May the wind always be under your wings. Thank you.

[divinetime]

Big Bear resident here ... They gave us a voluntary evacuation warning ⚠️ 2 hours ago. I packed the car and dipped out. The smoke was getting too thick for my daughter and I.

[leetana]

This is close!!! Hope all of the horses, wildlife, and people, are able to seek shelter. Wow, it's close to Cook's Corner! 🧡❤💛❤🧡

[Oceangirl_]

Gil is the best helicopter reporter in California. Many thanks, Gil.

[Ndw]

I’m sure everyone’s insurance company pricing them out of fire protection was all one big coincidence

[cathmires]

Trabuco Canyon is a tinder box I used to live over in that area. I had a home in foothill Ranch and that whole area caught on fire and even though our homes were spared, we were not spared the smoke and that covered our neighborhood. It was frightening and horrendous, prayers for the people in the Canyon

[Oldcrow]

Per the watch duty app at approximately 6:15
Fire is at 1900 acres


Fire is ≈300 feet from impacting infrastructure on Santiago Peak, per air attack. Additionally, 7 to 8 spot fires are well established in front of the fire's head and are moving east and southeast.

[Daisy-vlys]

PRAYERS for those who are impacted by these fires!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[blackwolfhaley]

I can see three wildfires from Ontario one in the mountains in Highland one to the north and one to the south Orange County someone is setting all the fires on purpose!!!!

[TheGodKingOfMusic]

Driving on the 91, to the left is the airport fire and right side is the line fire :(

[Itsjustme]

its just to dang hot outside here in So Cal. Can't wait till this whole week is over I have no AC in my house.

[donnasloane]

Thank you for great reporting channel 5....Gil leyvas....great job

[TimothyFourTen]

If you pray, pray we get rain to assist w/ this.

[stacie]

Weird weather especially in San bernardino. Random thunder storm, earthquake and wildfire all in the same weekend

[cho]

Every time there's a fire going on, it always almost seems like another one would "randomly" breaks out else where shortly after. 🤔

[nonamenolast]

And here I am in a city right between this and San bernardino fires 😂 🔥

[MarieAlvarez-rg]

Who the heck is lightning these fires. This is just awful 😮

[heyyou]

I'm on the other side of the mountain on the foothill, we went through the Holy Fire a few years ago but this seems to be moving faster

[deanm]

Smoke starting to cover Elsinore and Wildomar. Getting pretty bad.

[JReybabay]

Why is everyone so surprised that hell is on fire?