Firefighters rescued two victims from a fire this evening in the Washington Square neighborhood

Santa Ana firefighters from the OCFA responded to a structure fire this evening at the 1000 block of N. Olive Street, in the Washington Square Neighborhood. Two victims were reported to be trapped in the structure.

The firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. They then rescued the victims and they searched the structure. They confirmed that ere were no additional missing or trapped persons.

Both patients were treated at the scene by paramedics then they were transported to local hospitals. Patient #1 is in critical condition and Patient #2 has minor wounds.

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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