Fire displaces 3 families

Three families lost their homes last week, when a fire raced

through a four-unit apartment complex in Huntington Beach.

Firefighters responded at 4:47 p.m. on Jan. 2 to reports of fire

at the complex, which is in the 7500 block of Volga Circle.

Thirty-seven firefighters doused the fire, which had spread to two

adjoining units, in less than 30-minutes, Huntington Beach Fire Capt.

Dave McBride said.

The fire was under control by 5:13 p.m.

The three families displaced by the fire were being assisted by

the American Red Cross.

Approximately $150,000 in damage was caused to the apartment

structure. Property loss amounted to about $70,000, McBride said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.