Laguna Beach's Finest Battle Blaze

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A column of smoke rose from a building on the 800 block of Quivera Street in Arch Beach Heights on Wednesday. According to a LBFD spokesperson, all residents had vacated the building at the time of the fire. The resident smelled smoke coming from the garage, witnesses said.

"Engine 3 arrived on scene first, and found the garage of the residence fully engulfed in flames. The fires spread up to the balcony," LBFD reported.

Firefighters directed efforts to neighboring homes to stop the fire from spreading, according to witnesses from the scene.

No firefighters were injured during the battling of the blaze. Firefighters remained on scene to extinguish the smoldering fire.

Orange County Fire Authority and Newport Beach Fire Department aided in dousing the blaze.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Photos, courtesy Laguna Beach Police Department