City of Santa Ana
Advisory: First Street Closure Update: One Westbound Lane Open
The number one westbound lane over the First Street Bridge is reopened after yesterday’s fire which resulted in all three westbound lanes being closed. Continue reading
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First Street bridge fire causes westbound lane closures
First St. over the Santa Ana River
City of Santa Ana
Advisory: First Street Bridge Fire Causes Westbound Lane Closures
This afternoon, a fire under the First Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River was reported. The fire intensity was aided by propane and liquid flammable paint.
The damage has forced the closure of all three lanes in the westbound direction until further notice. The closure will not impact access to residents or businesses between the Bridge and Fairview Street. Continue reading
An apartment caught fire this evening at the Villas at Tustin in Santa Ana
A fire at the Villas at Tustin apartment complex on Wednesday, May 31, at 8:33 p.m., displaced two people, according to the O.C. Register.
The fire was reported at the back bedroom of a first-floor apartment at 2414 Tustin Ave., just north of a Stater Brothers Supermarket, in Santa Ana, on Wednesday evening, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
SAPD and OCFA investigators are looking for suspects who are setting vehicles on fire
SAPD police investigators are looking for suspects in two reported vehicle fires in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The first incident happened this Thursday at around 10:25 p.m. when a man reported that his 2017 Lexus, which he had parked at the 1800 block of West Pendleton Avenue (just East of Adams Park) had caught fire, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Free smoke alarms to be installed this Saturday in select Santa Ana neighborhoods
City of Santa Ana
SANTA ANA – Join the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), the American Red Cross, the City of Santa Ana, and community volunteers as we install free smoke alarms and provide residents with fire safety information. Teens at least 14 years of age are welcome with parent/guardian permission. Continue reading
A fire was extinguished at an abandoned Santa Ana house last night
Nineteen OCFA Firefighters spent were able to put out a fire on Monday evening, at about 8 p.m., at a boarded-up, abandoned house located at the 2600 block of South Orange Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA.
The fire occurred in an industrial area just north of East Dyer Road, near South Main Street. Continue reading
OCFA firefighters battled two residential fires in Santa Ana yesterday
OCFA firefighters battled a blaze that was reported at 11:47 p.m. last night at a single-story house located at the 4800 block of Morningside Ave., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Several cats and dogs were killed by the fire and five people were hurt, including one victim with critical injuries.
The firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by 12:23 a.m., according to the OCFA. Continue reading
Santa Ana man charged with burning down his house after a divorce dispute
Fire at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17CF0551
Date: March 6, 2017
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR SETTING FAMILY’S HOUSE ON FIRE AFTER DISPUTE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for setting his family’s house on fire after a dispute with the other occupants. Jose Luis Martinez Jr., 34, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of arson of an inhabited property and one felony count of unlawfully causing fire to an inhabited structure. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of nine years in state prison. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned today, March 6, 2017, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading
Man upset about a divorce arrested after allegedly burning down a house in Santa Ana
Fire at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue in Santa Ana
Jose Luis Martinez, 34, was arrested and booked on two counts of arson after the SAPD alleged that he set his own two-story house on fire last night, at the 1000 block of Washington Avenue on fire, at around 8 p.m., according to the O.C. Register.
The house was a total loss, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
Firemen battling a blaze at a home in Santa Ana’s Washington Square Neighborhood
A massive house fire began at about 8 p.m. at the 1000 block of W. Washington Avenue, in Santa Ana’s Washington Square Neighborhood, according to the O.C. Register.
Thirty OCFA and Orange firefighters fought the blaze according to the OCDA.
A man upset over a recent divorce burned down the house, according to ABC News.
The OCFA knocked out an apartment fire this afternoon near W. First and N. Raitt
Fire knocked down at 1830 W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana
A fire was knocked down this afternoon just past 3 p.m. at the 1830 block of W. 2nd St. in Santa Ana, according to the OCFA. Continue reading
A house in Santa Ana was heavily damaged by an explosion last night
Picture Courtesy of the OCFA
A man in his mid-50s was sent to the hospital with severe burns Wednesday evening after a house at the 2700 block of Townley Street exploded in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The incident was originally reported as a structure fire but an explosion occurred in the center of the house at around 8 p.m., according to the OCFA. Continue reading
A fire destroyed two cars at a DTSA parking structure on Wednesday
Picture Courtesy of the OCFA
The O.C. Fire Authority is investigating a fire that took place on Jan. 4, at a parking structure in Downtown Santa Ana, at 5th and Broadway, at about 4 p.m., according to the OCFA.
A witness that was sitting in his car across from the parking structure heard an explosion and then saw two vehicles on fire. There was a big emergency response team on site including the SAPD, the OC Sheriff and the OCFA. An ambulance showed up as well but left the scene. Continue reading
A bartender accidentally set a woman on fire at DTSA’s Lola Gaspar this morning
A Lola Gaspar Bartender
An unidentified woman was burned at the Lola Gaspar restaurant located at 211 West 2nd St. in DTSA shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve after a bartender lit liquor on fire, according to the O.C. Register.
Authorities said a bartender poured alcohol onto the bar at Lola Gaspar and lit it on fire, according to ABC News. Somehow the woman’s hair and face caught fire, just after midnight, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
An arsonist set several small fires in Santa Ana so he could rob a fire station
Santa Ana Police Department
Locations: Orange County Fire Station # 72, 1688 E. 4th Street Santa Ana, CA
Synopsis: On 12/18/16, the Santa Ana Police Department responded to the report of a burglary at the Orange County Fire Authority Fire Station #72 located at 1688 East 4th Street. The subsequent investigation revealed that arson fires were set in nearby neighborhoods to draw firefighters away from the station allowing the burglar(s) to enter the station as the fire engine left to fight the fire. Continue reading