Crime & Safety
Los Alamitos Area Fire Displaces Family Early Wednesday
A fire in a Los Alamitos area garage displaced a family from their home early Wednesday. Smoke damage has left the house unlivable, per OCFA
LOS ALAMITOS, CA — An Orange County family was displaced early this morning when a destructive garage fire also caused smoke damage to their Buena Park home, authorities said.
The fire was reported just after 3:30 a.m. in the 5800 block of Los Angeles Way, according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz.
Arriving units discovered the garage attached to the home to well-involved.
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"23 Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze in about 15 minutes," Kurtz said.
Buena Park - Fire held to garage; 1 family displaced; Cause under investigation; No injuries to OCFA or civilian personnel. pic.twitter.com/et7yDd2IKi
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) October 26, 2016
The fire was confined to the garage area but caused a great deal of smoke damage to the home, making it uninhabitable.
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Buena Park - OCFA on scene of a structure fire; 5800 block of Los Angeles Way; 23 FF's knocked down fire in 15 min. pic.twitter.com/igWpwQ5Y7T
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) October 26, 2016
No one was injured in the fire. The cause remains under investigation.
Images courtesy of Orange County Fire Authority
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