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.

A total of 26 firefighters from both the OCFA and the City of Orange Fire Department were able to put out the fire in about fifteen minutes. They were also able to contain the blaze to the bedroom.

No other units at the apartment complex were affected by the fire and no one was injured. The local Red Cross was called in to provide temporary housing for the two adult residents who were displaced by the fire.

The OCFA is still investigating the cause of the fire.

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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