A fire broke out at an apartment complex in Santa Ana tonight

911 callers reported smoke alarms sounding and fire at a multi-unit residential complex at the 700 block of S. Euclid in Santa Ana tonight at at 6:40 p.m.

OCFA and Fountain Valley Firefighters arrived to find flames at one unit.

They quickly forced entry and were able to knock down the fire in just 16 minutes.

The quick teamwork on the roof and inside saved multiple units and their residents from the fast-moving fire.

Investigators were at the scene.

With daylight saving time ending this Sunday, please remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms.

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.

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