Day: July 16, 2021

Firefighters respond to Orland apartment fire

As one firefighter removes some equipment, others check the roof where a hole was made for ventilation. To the right in the photo, insulation can be seen on the window sill and on the ground beneath it. Glenn County Observer photo by Larry Judkins.

By Larry Judkins

Glenn County Observer

An early evening apartment fire on Tuesday brought firefighters from Orland, Artois and Willows to 819 Newport Avenue.

The fire was mostly contained to apt. #25, although the other apartments in the fourplex also sustained some smoke damage.

They were still inhabitable, however. Apartment #25 was not.

The fire was reported at about 7:12 p.m. Orland police officers arrived at the scene first and evacuated everyone in the fourplex.

Just some of the many firefighters from three different agencies who worked to extinguish the fire in apartment #25 at the complex at 819 Newport Avenue on Tuesday, July 13. Glenn County Observer photo by Larry Judkins.

According to Orland Fire Chief Justin Chaney, the fire began when the apartment’s resident failed to completely turn off her stove and left the residence to take her little dog for a walk.

Apartment #25 sustained significant damage.