Woman Critically Injured In Apartment Fire In Irvine

IRVINE, CA — A woman was critically injured during a fire Sunday morning at a two-story apartment building in Irvine.

Firefighters dispatched at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the 10 block of Bear Paw, near Culver and Irvine Center drives, "rapidly" knocked down the fire, according to an Orange County Fire Authority public information officer.

Paramedics rushed a woman — described as elderly — to a hospital in critical condition, he said.

The fire was contained to the unit of origin. Its cause was under investigation.

City News Service