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Laguna fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

Aerial view of smoke above hills and farmland
An AlertCalifornia camera image shows the start of the Laguna fire burning near Cal State Channel Islands on Thursday.
(AlertCalifornia)
By Richard Winton
 and Hannah Fry

The Laguna fire broke out about 9:40 a.m. Thursday and was burning near Camarillo and the campus of Cal State Channel Islands. The fire had burned nearly 94 acres and was 70% contained by Thursday night.

Evacuations

Evacuation orders for Cal State Channel Islands and University Glen were downgraded to warnings around noon Thursday.

Road closures

Potrero Road remained closed, but Lewis Road had been reopened, according to Cal State Channel Islands.

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Shelters

Camarillo Community Center at 1605 Burnley St. in Camarillo.

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Richard Winton

Richard Winton is an investigative crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2011. Known as @lacrimes on Twitter, during almost 30 years at The Times he also has been part of the breaking news staff that won Pulitzers in 1998, 2004 and 2016.

Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry 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 Orange County Register.

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