Register reporter Lou Ponsi is reporting from the Brea Community Center.

Anthony Godoy, a spokesman for the city said they’ve had about 230 folks filter through here since yesterday, and about 65 stayed over night. Most from Yorba Linda and Brea. About 30 City employees are here working. There are about 30 cots in the gym here. The BCC is also housing small pets and currently there are close 18 dogs and two cats.

Collin Reedy of Orange County Animal Control Service has been keeping and eye on the pets.

“If we get too many, we’ll have to send them to the animal shelter (accross the street) from the Block (of Orange.)

Chris Reimer, the PIO for the city reports 148 evacuated from Olinda Village, 148 from Hollydale Mobile Home Park, 126 from Somerset Condominiums and folks from Canyon County and Heritage Hills neighborhoods but no numbers from those places.

On loss of property: “I understand we have had some units lost in Hollydale and Oliinda Village but we have no numbers,” Remier said.

I spoke with Willard Hansen, who evacuated the Vintage Canyon Senior appartment complex (for people 62 and older) on Brea Blvd. north of Central Ave. Willard and his wife Veronica have been at the BCC since yesterday afternoon. He said the police came to the building and asked people to leave. About 100 apartments there.

“We are at the base of the canyon,” Willard said. “We could see the smoke when we left.”

“We didn’t have another place to go,” he said.

They are hoping to go back about 8 a.m. He hasn’t slept much but his wife slept fine but complained she was a built chilly from the air conditioner.

“It’s going well. I was pleased with the people who’ve offered us services and goods.”

Register photographer Jebb Harris, who was one of the area evacuees, gives us this description of the fire area:

Going east on Carbon Canyon Rd. from Valencia, is Olinda Ranch, fairly new, on north side of street . On south side is Carbon Canyon Regional Pk. Going East El Rodeo stable is on North. on South is Chino hills pk. Two miles in is Hollydale Mobile home park & Samsung Church (big white steeple w/ cross) on south. On North is Olinda Village (me). going east just a couple of ranches & stables for next mile till you hit county line in sleepy hollow.

Samsunp Presbyterian Korean Church in Carbon Canyon is safe and intact but the four or five staffers that were there were evacuated about 4 a.m., Also, all services are being moved to Westridge Golf Club in La Habra. Services are being condensed to one service at 11 a.m.