Local News in Brief : Countywide : 2 Firefighters, Painter Injured in Two Fires

Two firefighters and a painter were injured Sunday in separate house fires in Anaheim and Huntington Beach, fire department spokesmen said.

In Anaheim, a roof fire that may have been started by sparks from the home’s chimney caused $45,000 damage to a house and its contents at 457 S. Westridge Circle, Anaheim Fire Department Capt. Rex Hall said. The cause of the 2:15 p.m. blaze is under investigation.

Anaheim fire engineer George Mendoza suffered a back injury fighting the fire and was taken to Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Hall said.

In Huntington Beach, a fire broke out at 2:15 p.m. in the kitchen area at 21171 Amberwick Lane. Painter Troy Poole was spraying a lacquer finish on cabinets, Huntington Beach Fire Department dispatcher Brenda Crites said. Poole suffered first- and second-degree burns on his face and hands and was treated at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, she said.

The blaze, which caused $185,000 in damage to the house and its contents, was being investigated, Crites said.

Huntington Beach firefighter Ren Hunn, 34, was treated at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach for smoke inhalation and a back injury, she said.

The fire also caused about $1,400 in damage to the roof of a house at 21191 Amberwick, Crites said.