A fire broke out this morning at around 11 a.m. at an abandoned residential building located at the 900 block of East Fourth St., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
It took more than 20 firefighters to put out the fire, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
A two alarm fire broke out at a commercial building located at the 1500 Block of E. McFadden, according to the OCFA. Approximately 50 OCFA & Orange City firefighters battled the blaze.
The fire was under control by 2:40 am. The damaged building was a single story unit with two suites that were damaged. Continue reading
A fire broke out early this morning, at 3:54 a.m., at a home located at the 1000 block of N. Freeman St., in Santa Ana’s Washington Square neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.
The home was destroyed in the blaze. Continue reading
In a major disaster or emergency case, learn how to take care of yourself, your family, and your neighbors until help arrives at The City of Santa Ana – Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program:
Saturdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, from August 19 to September 2, 2017 .
At the Public Safety Training Center Of Centennial Park, located at 3006 Centennial Road, behind Godínez High School. Continue reading
Picture courtesy of the OCFA
A total of 44 firefighters from the OCFA and the Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa fire departments battled a fire last night outside a landscaping business, Wm. Vandergeest Landscape Care, at the 1900 block of South Yale St., in Santa Ana, not far from Centennial Park, according to the O.C. Register.
The fire began as several vehicles parked outside of the landscaping business caught fire. Then the fire spread to the building, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
First St. over the Santa Ana River
City of Santa Ana
Advisory: First Street Bridge Fire Causes Westbound Lane Closures
This afternoon, a fire under the First Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River was reported. The fire intensity was aided by propane and liquid flammable paint.
The damage has forced the closure of all three lanes in the westbound direction until further notice. The closure will not impact access to residents or businesses between the Bridge and Fairview Street. Continue reading
A fire at the Villas at Tustin apartment complex on Wednesday, May 31, at 8:33 p.m., displaced two people, according to the O.C. Register.
The fire was reported at the back bedroom of a first-floor apartment at 2414 Tustin Ave., just north of a Stater Brothers Supermarket, in Santa Ana, on Wednesday evening, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
Nineteen OCFA Firefighters spent were able to put out a fire on Monday evening, at about 8 p.m., at a boarded-up, abandoned house located at the 2600 block of South Orange Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA.
The fire occurred in an industrial area just north of East Dyer Road, near South Main Street. Continue reading
Fire at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17CF0551
Date: March 6, 2017
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR SETTING FAMILY’S HOUSE ON FIRE AFTER DISPUTE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for setting his family’s house on fire after a dispute with the other occupants. Jose Luis Martinez Jr., 34, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of arson of an inhabited property and one felony count of unlawfully causing fire to an inhabited structure. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of nine years in state prison. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned today, March 6, 2017, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading
A massive house fire began at about 8 p.m. at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue, in Santa Ana’s Washington Square Neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.
Thirty OCFA and Orange firefighters fought the blaze according to the OCDA.
A man upset over a recent divorce burned down the house, according to ABC News.
Fire knocked down at 1830 W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana
A fire was knocked down this afternoon just past 3 p.m. at the 1830 block of W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
Fire at the Santiago Creek by Broadway and the 5 Fwy.
If you live or work anywhere near the Santiago Creek, from Broadway to Main, then you know the area is rife with the homeless. This morning, at about 5:40 a.m., there was a fire at one of the homeless encampments in that area, at the 2700 block of N. Broadway and the 5 Freeway, and firefighters discovered a body after the fire was put out, according to the O.C. Register.
OCFA firefighters were able to put out the fire, which was under a bridge, in about 15 minutes. Then they found the body. Continue reading
An unidentified man in his 50s was arrested after SAPD police officers saw him smashing windows on a second floor balcony at the South Coast Springs apartment complex in the 3600 block of S. Bear Street around 6 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The SAPD police officers who responded to the incident heard a fire alarm as they approached the building as well as a man screaming and the sound of windows breaking. Continue reading
Picture Courtesy of the OCFA
A man in his mid-50s was sent to the hospital with severe burns Wednesday evening after a house at the 2700 block of Townley Street exploded in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The incident was originally reported as a structure fire but an explosion occurred in the center of the house at around 8 p.m., according to the OCFA. Continue reading
There was a fire reported this morning at an apartment building located at the 600 block of East Walnut, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Fire Authority.
Twenty seven OCFA firefighters were able to knock down the fire by 11:19 a.m.
The fire reportedly started in a second-floor unit of the apartment building and it spread to the building’s attic, according to the OCFA. Continue reading