Photos: Apartment fire in San Juan Capistrano
Orange County Fire Authority public information officer Steve Concialdi walks through the charred condominium in San Juan Capistrano. A mother and her 3-year-old son have died as a result of the fire. (Christina House / For The Times)
Condo fire in San Juan Capistrano displaces 80 people, fatally injures 3-year-old boy and his mother.
People react the day after a condo fire in San Juan Capistrano. (Christina House / For The Times)
Fernando Portillo, who works across the street, and his son Sean, 5, look at a pile of burned items from the condo fire in San Juan Capistrano. (Christina House / For The Times)
Some residents jumped from the second floor onto this toddler’s mattress on the ground to escape the fire in the condo in San Juan Capistrano. (Christina House / For The Times)
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A child’s doll lies in a pile of scorched debris as firefighters clean up after the condominium fire. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Orange County Fire Authority crews clean up after a condo fire in San Juan Capistrano left a 3-year-old boy dead, injured eight others and left 80 residents homeless. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The fire started about 9:15 a.m. on the second floor of the building in the 26500 block of La Zanja Street in San Juan Capistrano. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Residents watch as crews clean up after the blaze. Fire officials said the building was equipped with smoke alarms, but the batteries may not have been working. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Residents and others watch firefighters mopping up after the blaze. When firefighters arrived they found residents sprawled on the lawn, some having jumped from windows to avoid the flames and smoke. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A child looks throough a gate as firefighters mop up after the blaze. When firefighters arrived they found residents sprawled on the lawn, some having jumped from windows to avoid the flames and smoke. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)