Crime & Safety

1 Person, 2 Pets Killed In Garage Fire In Orange County

A primary search of the garage discovered one person dead at the scene, the department said.

LA HABRA, CA — One person and two pets were killed Saturday in a garage fire at a single-story home in La Habra, authorities said.

Firefighters dispatched at 10:38 a.m. Saturday to the 1300 block of Farrington Drive, a few blocks north of Whittier Boulevard, had the fire out at 11:10 a.m., the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported.

A primary search of the garage discovered one person dead at the scene, the department said.

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No further information about the victim was available.

The cause of the fire was under investigation, and the La Habra Police Department was investigating the person's death.

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Two animals were found dead in the fire and one was taken to an animal hospital, fire officials said.

— City News Service