Fire Season Involves Long Beach Homes

The Long Beach Fire Department extinguished a small brush fire Oct. 30 that affected three homes, leaving one of them inhabitable as the region’s fire season continues to blaze.

Three homes on the 200 block of east 65th street along I-91 were affected by a brushfire caused by a downed power line at approximately 3:45 p.m.

Approximately 50 firefighters responded to the blaze and had it contained just before 5 p.m.

The line ignited brush along I-91 and spread down to three homes, rendering one of them inhabitable.

“Three adults were displaced due to the house that was burned passed being inhabitable,” said Jake Heflin, Public Information Officer for the Long Beach Police Department. “Red Cross has come in and provided assistance.”

No injuries were reported to the inhabitants of the homes, but a cat was treated on scene for respiratory distress and was transported to Long Beach Animal Care Services for further veterinary care.

This fire comes at a time where the Southern California region is on a Red Flag warning with various wildfires burning.

Though the Castlewood fire that burned nearby in Fullerton that prompted evacuations Oct. 30 was able to be contained quickly, it is a reminder of how low humidity and gusty Santa Ana winds can ignite fires close to home.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has a current air quality advisory in place as a result to all the recent fires to stay indoors as much as possible with windows closed and to avoid prolonged outdoor activity.

eric@beachcomber.news