Brush Fire Prompts CA Evacuations

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Officials say a wind-driven brush fire in Southern California has prompted the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes.

The Orange County Fire Authority said the fire began Saturday in Aliso Woods Canyon and grew to more than 150 acres.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered in an area that included Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo.

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