VIDEO: After injuring 14 people, destroying homes and scorching more than 23,000 acres, the spread of the Airport Fire in Orange and Riverside Counties continues to slow as the marine layer and cooler temperatures helped the battle against the blaze.
The wildfire exploded in size overnight Sept. 9 in Orange County's Trabuco Canyon as flames, spurred by west winds, traveled east into Riverside County. Just over one week later, Wednesday morning, aided by the temperature drop, it was 31% contained at 23,519 acres, and some mandatory evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings, according to Cal Fire, or the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Two people have been hospitalized, one with burn-related injuries and one with a medical issue that has not been disclosed.