Fire Sunday damaged a two-story multi-family residential structure in Irvine.
Eight people were displaced by the fire, according to KABC.
Firefighters dispatched at 4 a.m. to the 300 block of Deerfield Avenue extinguished the blaze in under an hour and a half, the Orange County Fire Authority reported.
“A mayday was declared during the incident when a firefighter was knocked down to the floor by heavy wet ceiling debris, with the potential need for immediate help,” officials said in a news statement. “The firefighter was able to stand up and exit.”
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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