The Irvine Police Department has announced that some area under mandatory evacuations have been lifted for some part of Irvine, a day after residents were forced to leave their homes due to the Silverado Fire.

The Silverado Fire, which started in the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 26, forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 homes in Irvine, as the fire burned more than 10,000 acres in Irvine’s Silverado Canyon.

 

In a tweet Tuesday, the Irvine Police Department announced that all areas south of Partola Parkway and west of 133 Toll Road have been lifted.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 27, Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brain Fennesy explained that improvements in the weather helped crews make additional progress on the Silverado fire, allowing fire authorities to lift evacuations in some areas.

“The Silverado and Blue Ridge Fires continue to burn in the cities of Irvine, Lake Forest, Chino Hills and Brea,” he said. “Today, additional resources have been assigned to both fires, including firefighters, dozers and air support. We didn’t have that yesterday, we’re blessed to have that today. There are more than 1,800 firefighers on the fire line and 14 helicopters assisting in the air.”

Mandatory evacuations remain in place of Baker Ranch, Foothill Ranch, and Portola Hills will continue to remain in place overnight for Tuesday Oct. 27.

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