LOS ANGELES — The Coastal fire in Laguna Niguel sent hundreds fleeing their homes, but the toll was most devastating on one block.
At the crest of a canyon overlooking the Pacific Ocean, fire raced up and burned big home after big home in the upscale Coronado Pointe subdivision. Wind-blown embers lodged into attic spaces and roofing material and set the homes on fire from within.
Here is what we know: