Crime & Safety
Fire Erupts At Orange County Apartment Building, 2 Injured
Flames and smoke could be seen across Orange County as a fire raged at this 8-unit apartment building in Tustin.
New dramatic video of 2nd alarm apt fire in Tustin at 5:39pm. #TustinPolice alerted residents to fire while firefighters battled the blaze that involved 2 units. One victim was transported. Red Cross is helping displaced residents. Thx to Mia D for sharing video. #ocfirefighters pic.twitter.com/7qOwcW6MJ0
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) November 4, 2019
TUSTIN, CA — A Tustin apartment building caught fire Sunday, engulfing two units and displacing multiple residents, Orange County Fire Authority reported. Two residents were injured in the blaze, authorities say.
Sunday at 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to the eight-unit complex in the 13000 block of Tustin E. Drive, to find the upstairs units fully aflame. Firefighters stopped the flames from spreading beyond two units, said OCFA Communications Director Colleen Windsor.
One victim was treated at the scene, another taken by ambulance to an area hospital, Windsor said.
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The building was evacuated and The Red Cross was assisting displaced residents.
Investigators have yet to determine the cause or estimate damage costs.
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The Red Cross is assisting residence in an 8 unit Tustin apartment complex after a two alarm fire broke out at 5:39 pm. Two second story units on Tustin East Drive were involved and two people were injured. One victim was transported. #ocfirefighters pic.twitter.com/8PRpcNtUhW
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) November 4, 2019
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