Seasonal & Holidays
Newport Beach Home Burns During Boat Parade
Newport Beach boat parade onlookers got more of a show than they bargained for as this luxury home ignited into a roaring blaze.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA —While holiday revelers gathered to watch the Newport Beach Christmas boat parade, a fire raged nearby on the nearby Lido Isle, officials reported.
Onlookers from the West Lido Channel to Balboa Island got more of a show than they bargained for as the column of smoke lifted above the harbor and firefighters raced to the scene.
The blaze damaged a two-story home, but no one was injured, Newport Beach Fire Department reported. The fire began just before 7 p.m. in the 100 block of Via Dijon, a spokesperson for NBFD said.
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Flames fully engulfed the second floor of the home upon the first responder's arrival. Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach Fire Departments assisted with the knockdown, which was extinguished by 7:15 p.m.
The cause remained under investigation as of Thursday morning.
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