Neighbors called 911 to report smoke from an apartment at the 2100 blk of N. Ponderosa St. in
northeast Santa Ana this morning at 8:10 a.m.
OCFA firefighters knocked down the fire in just eight minutes and stopped it from spreading to adjacent units.
No injuries were reported.
The fire remains under investigation.
The Orange Fire Department and SAPD provided assistance to the OCFA.
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.
