Crime & Safety
Orange County Apartment Complex Saved By OCFA Firefighters
In the middle of the night last night, OCFA crews in Santa Ana saved multiple apartments from going up in flames.
SANTA ANA, CA — Early Thursday, Orange County Fire Authority crews in Santa Ana saved multiple apartments from going up in flames.
Shortly before 3:30 a.m., firefighters responded to the call in the 3000 block of S. Bradford Street and found the garage structures emitting smoke and flames.
"When Truck 76 arrived on scene, they found a row of detached garages with fire in an end unit immediately threatening the apartments behind it," the OCFA reported over social media. "With a well-coordinated attack, crews knocked the blaze down before it could spread to the homes."
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Damage to the structure was estimated at $250,000 and to the contents at $100,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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