New wildfire in Southern California explodes in size, burning multiple homes

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A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California quickly consumed hundreds of acres and burned multiple homes after sparking in Orange County Friday, county officials said.

The Norte Fire began around noon Friday and has quickly grown to 465 acres, the Orange County Fire Authority said. It’s one of several fires that have broken out since Thursday amid fierce Santa Ana winds affecting Southern California.

Aerial footage from CNN affiliate KCBS showed multiple houses burning Friday afternoon. Four homes in San Juan Capistrano have been impacted by the fire as it continues to grow, fire officials said in a social media post . Officials told people to avoid the area.

Five zones in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano were under evacuation orders while surrounding areas had evacuation warnings in effect. Evacuation shelters have been opened at community centers in both San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, Orange County fire officials said.

Wind gusts in the area are reaching 25 mph. Winds are expected to remain elevated until this evening, when they could begin to die down in areas closer to the coast beginning around 7 p.m. local time. The Santa Ana winds peak Friday but will remain elevated through Saturday, and then diminishing over the weekend.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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加州南部一场快速蔓延的野火于周五在橙县燃起，迅速吞噬了数百英亩土地，并烧毁了多栋房屋，县官员表示。

橙县消防局表示，诺特山火于周五中午前后燃起，迅速蔓延至465英亩。这是自周四以来，受强劲的圣安娜焚风影响，南加州爆发的多起山火之一。

CNN附属电视台KCBS的航拍画面显示，周五下午多栋房屋起火。消防官员在社交媒体上发帖称，圣胡安卡皮斯特拉诺的四栋房屋受到火灾影响，火势仍在蔓延。官员已提醒民众避开该区域。

圣克莱门特和圣胡安卡皮斯特拉诺的五个区域发布了疏散令，周边地区则发布了疏散警告。橙县消防官员表示，圣克莱门特和圣胡安卡皮斯特拉诺的社区中心均已开放疏散避难所。

该地区阵风风速已达每小时25英里。预计风力将持续强劲至今晚，之后靠近海岸的地区风力可能从当地时间晚上7点左右开始减弱。圣安娜焚风将于周五达到峰值，并将持续强劲至周六，然后在周末逐渐减弱。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。