Norte fire: Evacuations, shelters, school closures

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Set us as preferred The Norte fire in south Orange County broke out amid strong Santa Ana winds on Friday morning, triggering mandatory evacuations in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.The fire has burned roughly 250 acres as of 2 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

It has also burned multiple homes.Mandatory evacuations were ordered for San Juan Zones 4, 5, and 10 and San Clemente Zone 12.“If you are in one of these zones, leave immediately,” the Orange County Fire Authority wrote on X.

The evacuation zones include a swath of hillside neighborhoods bordered by the 5 Freeway, Ortega Highway and Avenida La Pata.It also extends down into neighborhoods closer to the coast and bordered by the 5 Freeway and Camino Los Mares.

You can find a map of the evacuation zones on the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website.The following Capistrano Unified School District campuses are being dismissed early because of the fire: Shelters have been established at the following locations:The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.

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Follow UsHannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times.In 2020, she was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime.An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Ora...