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15 displaced after fire rips through Buena Park apartment complex

April 5, 2023

Fifteen people, including four children, were displaced after fire ripped through multiple apartments at a complex in Buena Park early Wednesday, April 5, authorities said.

Orange County firefighters responded to the complex in the 7700 block of 10th Street, just west of Beach Boulevard, shortly past 1 a.m., Capt. Thanh Nguyen said.

The fire started on a first floor apartment and quickly spread to second story units, then to a second building, Nguyen said.

It took more than 40 firefighters about 50 minutes to extinguish the flames, the captain said.

No injuries were reported and the Red Cross was assisting five families, Nguyen said.

The fire, which was caused accidentally by unattended cooking, caused an estimated $2 million in structural damage and about $250,000 in damage to personal property inside the units, Nguyen said.

It wasn’t known specifically how many apartments were damaged by the fire, or how many of those units were occupied when the blaze erupted.

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