Crime & Safety
Home Under Construction Catches Fire on Linda Isle Drive
preliminary findings suggests that the fire was accidental.
A second-alarm fire in Newport Beach today severely damaged the top floor of a two-story home that was empty and under construction.
Firefighters dispatched at 8:02 a.m. to the residence in the 100 block of Linda Isle Drive had the two-alarm blaze under control within 25 minutes, said Newport Beach Public Information Officer Jennifer Manzella.
The structure also sustained water and smoke damage to the ground floor, Manzella said.
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"The cause of the fire is under investigation," she said. "But preliminary findings suggests that it was accidental."
--City News Service
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