19 residents displaced after Lake Elsinore apartment blaze
LAKE ELINORE, Calif. — Authorities say a total of 19 people from three apartment units were displaced after a fire swept through a Lake Elsinore apartment earlier this morning Sunday, March 14.
No injuries were reported after the blaze, which occurred in the 300 block of N. Langstaff Street, between Pottery Street and W. Sumner Avenue.
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About two dozen Cal Fire-Riverside firefighters from five engine companies, a truck company, and Paramedic Squad were dispatched to the scene around 10 a.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire burning at an apartment complex, Cal Fire has reported.
First arriving firefighters reported finding heavy smoke billowing from one of the apartments and mounted an aggressive fire attack while ensuring all area residents had been safely evacuated from their apartments.
A firefighter is seen dousing a hot spot while battling an apartment fire that displaced a total of 19 people from three units. Riverside County News photo
After extinguishing the fire, the on-scene Incident Commander determined that 19 people from three apartments had been displaced by fire or smoke damage and the Red Cross was requested to the scene to assist those residents who were unable to return to their homes.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.