The flames at a home in Laguna Woods were out in 10 minutes, but they could have done much more damage, if not for the actions of a neighbor, officials said Saturday.
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Neighbors reported that the fire broke out at 6:30 a.m. Saturday in a fourplex on Via Puerta.
As the flames took hold of the burning residence, the neighbor “pounded on her door early this morning to alert her to a fire on her patio that was quickly spreading to the roof and into her home while she slept,” according to an X post from the Orange County Fire Authority.
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“He saved my life,” the woman said of the man.
Firefighters knocked down the fire quickly, and confined it to one unit, saving the rest of the building. Firefighters also took care to retrieve belongings that meant so much to her.
No injuries were reported. The cause was under investigation, fire officials said.
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