Canyon fire No. 2 in Anaheim Hills
Holding a cast-iron skillet passed down to him from his grandmother, Danny Williamson looks through the remains of his home that was destroyed on Via El Estribo.
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Anaheim firefighter Adriel Martinez rinses a hose as crews finish mop-up operations on Canyon Heights Drive, where numerous homes were destroyed.
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A water-dropping helicopter flies by an area of destroyed homes on Via El Estribo in Anaheim Hills.
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Neighbors console each other in front of one of the homes that burned on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills.
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A San Bernardino County firefighter beaks apart rubble to douse hot spots at a burned home on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills.
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A water-dropping helicopter helps fight the Canyon 2 fire over the Williamson family home in Anaheim Hills.
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Ashley Farajzadeh is distraught over the loss of her home on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills.
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The Air attack on the Canyon 2 fire continues on the east side of Highway 241 toll road Tuesday morning.
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Part of the second floor and the roof collapsed in this Anaheim Hills home destroyed by fire.
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Adrian Pop, left, delivers croissants to Newport Beach firefighter Erin Brown as crews mop up in the Orange Park Acres neighborhood Tuesday morning.
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A DC-10 makes a drop as the Anahiem Hills fire rages along 241 and Santiago Canyon Rd in Orange.
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The fire smolders in Peters Canyon Regional Park in Orange.
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Firefighters work to control the spread of a wildfire in Anaheim Hills.
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Firefighters work to control the spread of a wildfire in Anaheim Hills.
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A home burns on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills on Monday afternoon after embers caused the roof to catch on fire.
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An aerial tanker makes a fire retardant drop on brush off Jamboree Road in Orange.
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A firefighter signals for engine operators to pressurize his hose while trying to keep embers on a burning home on Canyon Heights Drive from spreading to other houses on the street.
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Firefighters work to control the spread of a wildfire in Anaheim Hills.
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A home burns on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills on Monday.
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Alicia Walker walks her horse, Gustav, to a nearby arena in Orange because he refused to get into a trailer specially built for him.
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Firefighters work to control the spread of a wildfire in Anaheim Hills off Jamboree Road.
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Capt. Chris Lingwall from Brea attempts to keep heat off the home next door which was not on fire. At least five structures in the area were involved in flames.
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A helicopter drops water as it approaches homes in Anaheim Hills late Monday morning.
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Capt. Chris Lingwall from Brea attempts to keep heat off the home next door, which was not on fire.
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A firefighter looks up at a water dropping helicopter circling the fire at Peters Canyon Regional Park in Orange.
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Palm trees in Peters Canyon Regional Park burn.
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Todd Malind uses a hose to try and put out flames from Canyon fire No. 2 near homes in Anaheim Hills. Police eventually evacuated Malind and other residents.
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A firefighter douses hotspots at a destroyed home in Anaheim Hills
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A home burns on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills on Monday afternoon after embers caused the roof to catch on fire.
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Lynn Hall moves her horses, including a Shetland pony, to a nearby arena in Orange as a brushfire burns nearby.
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A fire truck makes it’s way down Jamboree road in the Anaheim Hills.
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A DC-10 prepares to makes a drop as the Anahiem Hills fire rages along 241 and Santiago Canyon Rd in Orange.
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A firefighter douses hotspots inside of a home in Anaheim Hills.
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The fire in Anahiem Hills rages along 241 and Santiago Canyon Rd in Orange.
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Jason Dovetko uses a hose to try and put out flames near homes in Anaheim Hills.
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An Erickson Air-Crane comes in to make a water drop near homes at Peters Canyon Regional Park in Orange.
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A home burns on Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills on Monday.
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The plume of black smoke from the Anaheim Hills fire darkens the sky at the 57 and 91 freeway interchange.
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A homeowner watches the fire and smoke from behind his Kennymead Street home in Orange.
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A persons tops to take a photo of flames in Peters Canyon Regional Park.
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Keith Baca, 58, left and his brother Carey Baca, 58, help put out hot spots near Ridgeline Road and Amapola Avenue in Orange. They are tile contractors who were at a job in Santa Ana when they saw the smoke and came up to help.
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Smoke reduces visibility on Jamboree Road in Orange.
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Palm trees smolder in Peters Canyon Regional Park.
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Homes in Anaheim hills threatened by fire Monday morning.
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The plume of black smoke from the Anaheim Hills fire seen from the 57 freeway.
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The Canyon fire No. 2 as seen from Santiago Canyon Road and California 241 on Monday morning.
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Firefighters battle the Canyon 2 fire after homes along Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills caught fire Monday.
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Firefighters battle the Canyon 2 fire after homes along Canyon Heights Drive in Anaheim Hills caught fire Monday.
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