2 Injured In Tustin Apartment Building Fire
TUSTIN (CBSLA) — Two people were injured in a second-alarm fire that burned two second floor units in an apartment complex in Tustin.
New dramatic video of 2nd alarm apt fire in Tustin at 5:39pm. #TustinPolice alerted residents to fire while firefighters battled the blaze that involved 2 units. One victim was transported. Red Cross is helping displaced residents. Thx to Mia D for sharing video. #ocfirefighters pic.twitter.com/7qOwcW6MJ0
— OCFA PIO (@OCFireAuthority) November 4, 2019
Firefighters told CBS2/KCAL 9's Cristy Fajardo that one man was taken to the hospital with burns, another suffered smoke inhalation but refused treatment.
Firefighters responded to the blaze on the 13000 block of E. Tustin Drive at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and were able to prevent the flames from spreading beyond the two units. Investigators are now trying to figure out how the fire started.
The building was evacuated and the Red Cross aided displaced residents.