Two Firefighters Injured Battling Newport Beach Apartment Fire

Two Firefighters Injured Battling Newport Beach Apartment Fire
An apartment fire burns in Newport Beach, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2022. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Barden)
City News Service
9/11/2022
Updated:
9/12/2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Two firefighters were injured on Sept. 11 while battling a four-alarm fire at an apartment building in Newport Beach.

The firefighters were rushed to a hospital where their conditions were not immediately known, according to a Newport Beach Fire Department dispatcher.

Firefighters were dispatched at 10:30 a.m. to 200 Promontory Drive West, she said, adding that it was unclear what time the fire was knocked down.

An apartment fire burns in Newport Beach, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2022. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Barden)
An apartment fire burns in Newport Beach, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2022. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Barden)

Firefighters were still at the scene Sunday afternoon conducting an extensive mop-up operation.