OC Firefighters Battle Fire At Massive Apartment Complex

TUSTIN, CA — A fire damaged a carport and several vehicles in an apartment complex in Tustin Thursday morning but was extinguished before it could spread to residential units.

Orange County Fire Authority crews arrived at the Castilian Cordova Apartment Homes at 14300 Newport Avenue at 4:45 a.m. where a carport fire was spreading into the massive complex.

At least nine vehicles and the carport smoldering.

#StructurFire 4:45 AM; Firefighters saved multiple apartment homes when multiple cars and a carport caught fire in an apartment complex in the 14,300 Block of Newport Ave in @CityofTustin. The fire was about to spread into the massive apartment complex as firefighters arrived. pic.twitter.com/cAjmhcMkfw
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) October 22, 2020

No injuries were immediately reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation.

Northbound lanes on Newport between McFadden and Mitchell was expected to be shut down until at least 9 a.m. due to cleanup and investigation into the cause of the fire, authorities said.

As of 7:30 a.m., the majority of apartment residents were allowed back into their homes.

No firefighters or residents were injured during the fire, officials say.