The Beacon fire was reported near Alcott Place and Ridgeway Avenue around 3:30 p.m., according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires. At around 5:30 p.m., the Orange County Fire Authority announced that forward progress was stopped.

The fire broke out amid one of the summer's hottest heat waves and threatened nearby structures in Laguna Niguel.

A slow-burning vegetation blaze known as the Beacon fire started shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the city of Laguna Niguel.

A brush fire dubbed the Beacon Fire burned 3 acres near Alcott Place in Laguna Niguel on August 20. OCFA helicopters and crews are protecting homes as roads close and a precautionary shelter opens. No evacuations yet.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Dramatic video shows firefighters keeping a brush fire away from nearby homes in Orange County. The "Beacon Fire" broke out a little before 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20 near Alcott Place and Ridgeway Avenue in Laguna Niguel. The fire forced evacuations for those living along Copps Hill Street.

Smoke was seen coming from brush near the backyard of some homes in the area as fire crews tended to the blaze uphill. As a result of the fire, residents on Copps Hill Street were ordered to evacuate their homes. One woman who lives in the area said her gardener warned her of the fire.

A brush fire scorched roughly four acres of terrain in the Laguna Niguel area Wednesday, threatening structures and prompting some evacuation orders before crews halted the flames. The fire broke out at 3:26 p.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (KABC) -- Evacuation orders for those living in a Laguna Niguel neighborhood that was burned by a 200-acre fire were significantly reduced Friday afternoon.