Crime & Safety

Condo Fire Hospitalizes 2 In Lake Forest: OCFA

The fire was reported at an condo complex on El Toro Road Sunday night, the Orange County Fire Authority reported.

Orange County firefighters were hard at work Sunday night, after a fire blew through a second-story condo complex in Lake Forest.
Orange County firefighters were hard at work Sunday night, after a fire blew through a second-story condo complex in Lake Forest. (Orange County Fire Authority Courtesy Photo)

LAKE FOREST, CA — Orange County firefighters were hard at work Sunday night, after a fire blew through a second-story condo complex in Lake Forest.

The fire was reported Sunday night in the 20700 block of El Toro Road in Lake Forest.

During the attack on the fire, firefighters rescued two residents who were unable to exit due to falling debris and smoke. They were treated and hospitalized, firefighters say.

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The fire was quelled in just 16 minutes, authorities said. No other injuries were reported.

The fire is under investigation.

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