Photos: Fire in Sunset Beach

Firefighters from several departments attack a blaze that destroyed one multistory seaside home and heavily damaged two others Thursday afternoon in Sunset Beach, which is near Huntington Beach in Orange County.
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March 15, 2014 3:39 PM PT

One beachfront home collapsed and two others were seriously damaged in Thursday afternoon’s fire in Sunset Beach.
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Firefighters from several Orange County departments are shrouded in smoke while battling a blaze in Sunset Beach. No injuries were reported, but one person was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Firefighters employ towering, water-shooting cranes to knock down flames on Thursday in Sunset Beach. Smoke drifted miles inland as crews worked to contain the blaze, and traffic was snarled in surrounding areas.
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Pelicans soar above the scene of a destructive fire along Orange County’s coastline. The cause of Thursday’s fire, which destroyed one Sunset Beach home and heavily damaged two others, was being investigated.
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A stretch of Pacific Coast Highway was shut down Thursday afternoon while firefighters from several Orange County crews attempted to put out a blaze in Sunset Beach.
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Des Acosta, 3, of Stanton plays in the Sunset Beach sand on Thursday afternoon as firefighters battle Thursday’s blaze.
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