Christmas Tree Goes up in Flames Outside Costa Mesa, California Hotel

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Christmas Tree Goes up in Flames Outside Costa Mesa, California Hotel
The Associated Press
12/14/2015
Updated:
12/14/2015

COSTA MESA, Calif.  — Fire tore through a 96-foot-tall Christmas tree outside a Southern California hotel, sending a bright chute of flames and then smoke into the air.

A giant Christmas tree is engulfed in flames outside the the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The fire destroyed the 96-foot-tall Christmas tree. The cause is under investigation. (David Songer via AP)
A giant Christmas tree is engulfed in flames outside the the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The fire destroyed the 96-foot-tall Christmas tree. The cause is under investigation. (David Songer via AP)

The tree outside the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa was destroyed early Monday. Photos showed just its burned-out shell still standing at the hotel near a popular shopping center.

A photo provided by David Songer shows a giant Christmas tree on fire outside the the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The fire destroyed the 96-foot-tall Christmas tree. The cause is under investigation. (David Songer via AP)
A photo provided by David Songer shows a giant Christmas tree on fire outside the the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The fire destroyed the 96-foot-tall Christmas tree. The cause is under investigation. (David Songer via AP)