Crime scene tape was seen in the area along with what appeared to be fireworks mortar on the ground and Laguna Beach Police Chief Jeff Calvert said fireworks are suspected as the cause of the fire. All fireworks are illegal in Laguna Beach. No arrests or citations were immediately announced in relation to the fire.

First responders have stopped a brush fire that prompted evacuations in Laguna Beach, California from spreading any further than four acres.

"We're fortunate today to not have a wind event, however, we are dealing with very steep terrain," Orange County Fire Authority Captain Sean Doran said. Doran added that firefighters used many of the aerial units they had at their disposal,