Sat. Oct 5th, 2024

OCFA firefighters swiftly contained a potentially devastating fire in an industrial strip center in Westminster, on Saturday afternoon, protecting millions in property.

Firefighters arrived at the scene at 2:50 p.m. on Saturday at the 15000 block of West State Street.

The fire quickly grew from one alarm to three due to the volume of the flames. The quick call for additional resources, in combination with sound strategy and tactics contained the fire to the initial unit.

Damage was estimated at $1 million to the structure and $500K to the contents.

Thankfully, all occupants were safe. However an OCFA firefighter was injured while fighting the fire and was treated at the scene. He was taken to a hospital for an undisclosed “medical condition.” His condition as of Monday is not known.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.



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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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