ANAHEIM : 17 Residents Displaced, 3 Hurt in Apartment Fire
A fire in an apartment building Tuesday left 17 people homeless, caused $20,000 in damage and injured three people.
The fire began at noon in a garage in the 2000 block of South Mountain View Avenue and quickly spread to an apartment directly above it, Battalion Chief Benny Ramirez said.
Smoke damage rendered two apartments uninhabitable, displacing two large families.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. One occupant, Juan Martinez, suffered burns to the face and hand and was treated at Western Medical Center-Anaheim, Ramirez said.
Authorities did not know the cause of the fire, which took about 10 minutes to control. The investigation is continuing.
A Red Cross spokeswoman said the organization is providing shelter for the two displaced families.
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