Local News in Brief : Fountain Valley : Four Escape Injury in $100,000 House Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a two-story home at 16645 Mt. Cachuma Circle, authorities said Sunday.
Fountain Valley Fire Department Battalion Chief Paul Summers said the blaze, which broke out about 8:35 p.m. Saturday, was extinguished within 20 minutes.
Summers said there were no injuries, adding that four juveniles, including some teen-agers, were alone in the house at the time, but fled outside without being hurt. The juveniles were not identified.
“The fire started in a child’s bedroom on the second floor,” Summers said.
He added that the resulting blaze damaged a two bedrooms, a hallway, the roof and the attic. He estimated $80,000 damage to the structure and $20,000 loss to furniture and other contents.
Summers said the Fountain Valley Fire Department was assisted by units from the Santa Ana Fire Department. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, he said.
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