Fire Captain Hurt While Fighting Blaze
- Share via
A fire captain was injured while battling a blaze in Irvine early Friday after the burned-out second floor collapsed, officials said.
Bill Valdez, 47, a 25-year veteran, was treated at a local hospital for a shoulder injury, said Kirk Summers, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Authority. Two other firefighters were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion.
The fire started about 1:19 a.m. Summers said.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, the good, the bad, and the still unknown.
NPR climate editor Sadie Babits talks about why the media has long overlooked the climate crisis, and how that’s starting to change.
