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Santa ana’s Dey’s Donuts was damaged by a fire last night

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There was a commercial structure fire last night at 11:25 p.m. at Dey’s Donuts, located at 630 S. Euclid St. in
Santa Ana.

Initial OCFA firefighter crews handled the challenge of forcing through scissor gates they encountered once inside to knock down the fire in just over 20 min. – saving 5 additional suites in the mini mall from the fire.

They eventually declared a 2nd alarm for potential fire growth, but most of the adjacent units were released quickly due to quick, aggressive knockdown on the fire by initial units.

The OCFA was assisted by the Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach Fire Departments and the SAPD.

There were no injuries. Investigators were on the scene.

Several vehicles were burned in a fire at a Tustin apartment complex carport

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Fire occurred in the 13900 block of Tustin East Dr. at a carport early in the morning on April 19. Tustin PD responded to the area assist the OCFA firefighters.

Numerous vehicles in the detached carport structure were fully engulfed in flames. OCFA quickly extinguished the blaze and arson was not determined to be at play. The firefighters were able to knockdown the fire before it could extend into the nearby apartments.

Preventing exposures (in this case the apartment) from catching fire is a top priority on every fire. No injuries & cause is under investigation.

Firefighters battled a residential blaze in Santa Ana’s Madison Park Neighborhood this evening

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It took OCFA firefighters nine minutes to knock down a fully-involved garage fire in the 1300 block of S Cedar St. in the City of Santa Ana this evening.

The firefighters were able to prevent the spread into the house. Crews searched the home and ensured everyone was out. No injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.

The fire occurred in the Madison Park Neighborhood, near Madison Elementary.

A serious car accident occurred this afternoon near Carl Thornton Park

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An MCI (Multi-Casualty Incident) was declared after a two-vehicle traffic collision at W. Segerstrom/S. Raitt in
Santa Ana this afternoon, by the OCFA. The collision occurred about a block west of Carl Thornton Park.

The MCI involved up to nine people. Two of the victims were treated/transported by paramedics to local trauma centers.

The Fountain Valley Fire Dept. assisted at the scene.

Firefighters put out a fire in Santa Ana that damaged two homes

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OCFA firefighters responded to a residential fire in Santa Ana today at 11:42 a.m. at the 700 block of Susan St.

When the firefighters arrived on scene they found an exterior fire that had began to catch two roofs on fire.

They rapidly extinguished the fire preventing the fire from extending into either home.

There were no injuries and the cause remains under investigation.

The OCFA battled a large commercial fire in Santa Ana this morning

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The OCFA reported a 2 alarm commercial fire in Santa Ana this morning at an industrial strip center at the 2000 block of Yale, just south of Warner.

Initial crews reported heavy fire in the middle unit. They were attempting to hold the fire to one unit. Heavy overhaul in progress.

Approximately fifty plus firefighters were at the scene. The OCFA firefighters were assisted by firefighters from Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa.

Overhaul and investigation continues. No injuries reported at this time.

Firefighters put out a fire in DTSA this afternoon

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OCFA firefighters quickly found a fire hidden in the wall of a commercial structure in the 500 block of Santa Ana Bl. this afternoon, near Sasscer Park.

The fire that was reported shortly before 2 p.m. was extinguished and its spread was prevented.

The fire Crews also performed salvage operations to prevent damage to property nearby.

Possible water rescue underway on S. Raitt St., south of Edinger

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One of our readers has reported that apparently someone may have fallen into a runoff channel down S. Raitt, south of Edinger.

There are firetrucks at the scene as well as a helicopter.

The police are apparently trying to close down the street and the helicopter is broadcasting a message, all the way down to Warner.

Another reader said that “someone got stuck in the tunnel by Carr Middle School.”

UPDATE – the OCFA is now reporting that two victims are in the water at Raitt and Edinger.

A man and woman were discovered underneath a bridge in the closed channel hanging onto the side of the channel. Rescuers sent a boat into the channel and underneath the bridge and were able to recover the two without incident.

UPDATE – An adult male and female were assessed by firefighter paramedics. The female was transported to the hospital for leg pain, and was in stable condition. The male declined treatment.

A worker died in Orange after soil collapsed on him at a pool construction job

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Luciano Gonzalez Munoz, a 45-year-old man from Puebla, Mexico, died yesterday, Dec. 19, after the soil around a swimming pool being constructed in the backyard of a home in Orange collapsed on him, not once but twice.

The victim was in the hole when the soil from the top slipped down on him. The home has a backyard that backs up to a cliff.

The victim was part of a crew of four or five workers.

The City of Orange firefighters responded to the scene, at the 6200 block of Cliffway Drive, just after 10:40 a.m. When they arrived the found that the man was buried shoulder deep at the bottom of a nine to ten foot hole in the ground. The firefighters began trying to do what is referred to as a trench rescue.

After the firefighters had been working on the rescue effort for about a half hour another collapse completely buried the victim and they were no longer able to communicate with him.

The rescue operation then became a body recovery operation. At that point the O.C. Coroner was summoned and the incident was reported to Cal/OSHA. As this was a construction site, Cal/OSHA will conduct a formal investigation.

Update – the body was recovered on Dec. 20, with the help of a construction crane. The victim has not yet been identified by the OC Coroner.

Cal/OSHA has a standard regarding Excavations. The regulation dictates how workers in excavations must be protected. What has happened in similar incidents is the dirt removed from the excavation is placed too close to the excavation, creating the hazard that it might fall back in.

If the victim’s employer did not properly assess the job site, protect the workers and train them they could be looking at serious or perhaps even willful violations. Because this was a work-related accident the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier will likely have to pay the victim’s family a death benefit which could total $320,000 for three or more total dependents.

If Cal/OSHA determines that the employer was liable and negligent the family of the victim could retain a lawyer and pursue a civil claim as well.

About 75 rescuers from the Orange and Huntington Beach Fire Departments, Anaheim Fire and Rescue, the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange City Water Department were on the scene.

A man was arrested after allegedly setting fires behind Saddleback H.S.

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A man set multiple fires along the bike trail behind Saddleback High School, in the 900 block of West Alton Avenue, in Santa Ana early on Thursday morning, at about 1 am., Nov. 26, according to the OCFA.

Residents and SAPD police officers used garden hoses to protect the homes that were at risk as OCFA firefighters put out the blaze.

The combined efforts succeeded in putting out the fire and the homes and backyards were saved.

The SAPD arrested a male suspect who was nearby in connection with the fires, but his name was not revealed. The SAPD has not yet established a motive. The OCFA and SAPD are investigating.

A fire was put out after a car ran into a Santa Ana building

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Firefighters wer e at the 2000 block of W. 1st St. in Santa Ana for a fire incident.

Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire caused by a vehicle that ran into a building and prevented extension into business.

Assistance provided by the Santa Ana Police Department.

There were two serious car accidents in Garden Grove today

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The OCFA responded to two serious car accidents in Garden Grove today, according to their Twitter page.

OCFA firefighters used the jaws of life to save a person who was trapped in their vehicle at a car accident on Clinton St., in Garden Grove, at about 4:23 p.m. today. The patient was transported to an area hospital.

This accident occurred just west of the Riverview Park Neighborhood, in Santa Ana.

OCFA firefighters then responded to a single vehicle accident with two occupants at Brookhurst & Trask, at about 5:56 p.m., in Garden Grove.

This accident occurred near Bolsa Grande High School.

One patient was transported to an area hospital and the second one, sadly, perished at the scene.

A home in the Santa Anita neighborhood is on fire late on Sunday night

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Firefighters are on the scene of a residential structure fire at the 100 block of N Laurel St., as reported by the OCFA at 11:23 pm.

The fire is occurring in the Santa Anita neighborhood a few blocks West of the Santa Ana River off of West First St., just south of the Willowick Golf Course.

Update: The fire involved two adjacent houses. All the residents were able to escape without injury. Fire investigators were on the scene but no cause established at this time. A total of 15 people were displaced-9 adults, 6 children.

The Southern California Red Cross was requested to assist the families in finding shelter.