Firefighters in Orange County extinguished four residential fires overnight -- two in Westminster, and one each in Mission Viejo and Lake Forest, authorities said Friday.
The latest fire was reported about 5:30 a.m. Friday in the 13000 block of Chestnut Street, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
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"In addition to fighting the fire, the crews ensured all 10 occupants were out of the house," the OCFA said in a statement on X. "Firefighters also performed salvage operations to save as many of the residents' belongings as possible. This was the fourth well-involved house fire that occurred last night."
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About 9 p.m. Thursday, firefighters sent to the 21000 block of Jinetes in Mission Viejo found a two-story home well involved in fire, the OCFA said.
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Details were not immediately available on the other two fires, one in Westminster and the other in Lake Forest. The cause of the fires was under investigation.
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