Crime & Safety

Two Escape Long Beach House Fire

A fire engulfed the rear bedroom of a Long Beach home, but the two residents managed to escape unharmed.

A fire damaged a house in Long Beach today, but no one was hurt.

Firefighters sent to the 4500 block of Atlantic Avenue at 11:57 a.m. extinguished the flames in 10 minutes, said Jake Heflin of the Long Beach Fire Department.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. A damage estimate was being made.

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Arriving firefighters found a rear bedroom well-involved in flames and smoke throughout the single-family house, Heflin said.

Two residents were home at the time of the fire and got out safely.

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