Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Brea Brush Fire

Orange County's Carbon fire now 71% contained; evacuation warnings lifted

A fire burning in unincorporated Brea was halted at about 200 acres and was 71% contained as of Sunday evening.

Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Brea Brush Fire

Evacuation warnings were lifted Sunday in Brea, where a brush fire burned at least 200 acres before firefighters got the upper hand. The fire was reported at 1:37 p.m. Saturday in the area of Carbon Canyon Road and Olinda Place near Carbon Canyon Regional Park, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. That prompted warnings that residents of Olinda Village and Hollydale Mobile Home Estates should prepare to evacuate, and later evacuation w…