Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Portion Of South OC Home, 1 Person Detained
Firefighters managed to save a portion of the coastal home, though damages were expected to range between $750,000 and $1 million.
SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Firefighters were hard at work following a residential fire in South Orange County following a residential fire Sunday morning, in which one person was detained.
The fire broke out shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Calle La Serna in San Clemente. Firefighters worked to quell the flames for 49 minutes, authorities said on X, and a significant portion of the home was destroyed.
According to OCFA, an estimated $750,000 in damage was done to the home and roughly $250,000 in damage was done to the contents.
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Information was not immediately provided on the person who was detained after the fire was extinguished.
The investigation is currently ongoing, authorities reported.
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According to The Orange County Register, homes in the neighborhood — on the inland side of the Interstate 5 Freeway and near a golf course — are valued at more than $2 million on real estate websites.
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