A huge wind driven fire tore through the yard of a foam factory at 2060 N. Batavia shortly after Midnight Wednesday morning. The 4 alarm fire lit up the night sky and was visible for miles. Firefighters from Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, and the Orange County Fire Authority fought the fire …
Read More »FIRE DESTROYS SANTA ANA CAR DEALERSHIP
A large fire destroyed a used car dealership at 420 S. Harbor Bl. in Santa Ana early Monday morning. The 2 alarm fire was reported shortly before 4 am. Firefighters from Fountain Valley assisted the Orange County Fire Authority in battling the fire. The main building of IM Auto Sales …
Read More »SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER SLAMS INTO CHP UNIT AT SCENE OF WRONG WAY CRASH
2 California Highway Patrol officers barely escaped injury when a suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of their patrol car. Both Officers were on foot in lanes on the freeway and had to run to avoid being hit. The Officers were investigating a wrong way accident on the 55 …
Read More »4 DEAD IN SANTIAGO CANYON MOTORCYCLE CRASH
The California Highway Patrol is confirming that 4 people have been killed in an accident involving at least 2 motorcycles. The C.H.P. reports that 2 men and 2 women were pronounced dead at the scene by Orange County Fire Authority Paramedics. The accident was reported at 4:30 p.m. on Santiago …
Read More »MAN CRITICALLY INJURED IN GARDEN GROVE MOBILE HOME EXPLOSION
An explosion and fire in a mobile home at 13061 Fairview Street in Garden Grove left a man with life threatening burns around 6:20 p.m. April 30th. The man was transported by ambulance to nearby UCI Medical Center in Orange. He told Paramedics he had just started cooking dinner when …
Read More »SIX INJURED IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY CRASH
Six people ranging in age from 18 to early 20s were injured when the SUV they were riding in struck a telephone pole on Harbor Bl. near Edinger Av. in Fountain Valley shortly after Midnight. Two of the occupants suffered critical injuries and were transported to UCI Medical Center in …
Read More »3 ALARM FIRE IN ORANGE LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT SKY
Shortly before 1:30 a.m. several passersby called 911 to report a large fire in a commercial building at 820 N. Cypress Street in Orange. The flames and large column of black smoke from the fire could be seen for miles in central Orange County, especially from the 57 and 55 …
Read More »PLANE LANDS ON BEACH IN DANA POINT
A pilot flying a 1969 Cessna 150, made a successful emergency landing on the sand at Doheny State Beach. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the pilot was accompanied by his nephew in the plane. Both men were uninjured. Federal authorities have been notified of the incident and are …
Read More »DRIVER IN CUSTODY AFTER FATAL HIT & RUN CRASH IN COSTA MESA
A man was killed and his teen aged niece was injured in a collision on the southbound 55 freeway at the Del Mar Avenue exit in Costa Mesa around 6 p.m. Tuesday. As many as 4 cars were involved in the crash, including one that fled the accident scene. A …
Read More »FAMILY ESCAPES EARLY MORNING MOBILE HOME FIRE
A family of four escaped their burning mobile home at 4801 W 1st St. in Santa Ana shortly before 2 a.m. Arriving OCFA Firefighters reported that the mobile home was fully involved with fire and was a danger to the two homes next door. It took about 30 minutes for …
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