{"id":143001,"date":"2026-01-21T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/143001\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:20:09","slug":"1-killed-2-injured-in-mobile-home-park-fire-in-fullerton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/143001\/","title":{"rendered":"1 killed, 2 injured in mobile home park fire in Fullerton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">FULLERTON, Calif.  (KABC) &#8212; One person was killed and two others were injured after a fire ripped through a mobile home park in Fullerton Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The fire started around 5 a.m. in the 1800 block of Orangethorpe Avenue, according to the Fullerton Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">AIR7 was over the scene where at least three mobile homes were engulfed in flames. It appeared the roof collapsed on one of the units.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1 killed, 2 injured after fire rips through mobile home park in Fullerton\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18438880_012026-kabc-oc-mobile-home-fire.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The person who died has not been identified, but a friend said the victim was a man in his late 30s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The conditions of the two people hospitalized were not available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Allen Lidar, who lives in the community, said his security camera captured the moment the fire ignited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It was about a 25-30-foot fire,&#8221; Lidar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He recalled rushing to get his family and pets out of their home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I basically ran into my house and grabbed my wife and my dogs,&#8221; he told Eyewitness News. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t grab anything else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sonia Garcia has lived in her home since 2009. The fire broke out right next door, and she woke up to the sound of it. Garcia managed to escape, but the fire spread quickly. Her home was one of the properties impacted by the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">She&#8217;s grateful her pet turtle survived but is devastated for her community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fire crews brought the blaze under control within 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Mobile homes are usually challenging fires due to the construction and also the proximity to other mobile homes within mobile home parks,&#8221; said Deputy Chief Jon Fugitt of the Fullerton Fire Department. &#8220;That&#8217;s why I like to remind everybody to check their smoke detectors and change the batteries whenever you change your clocks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fullerton fire officials and police investigators were still on scene hours later, combing through the charred wreckage to try and determine how it started.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KABC Television, LLC. 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