Southern California fire destroys mansions

A wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in coastal Southern California raced through coastal bluffs of multimillion-dollar mansions, burning at least 20 homes. The flames were fanned by gusty ocean winds but they were dying down Wednesday night.The fire, which occurred in Laguna Niguel, was relatively small at about 200 acres but the wind drove embers into palm trees, attics and dense, dry brush on slopes and steep canyons that hadn’t burned for decades, according to the Orange county fire authority. No injuries were reported but several streets were ordered evacuated.