Portable air conditioner sparks apartment fire in Huntington Beach

A portable air-conditioning unit sparked a fire in a Huntington Beach apartment Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.

Huntington Beach firefighters responded at 5:48 a.m. to a fire at the Huntington Breeze Apartments at 16171 Springdale St.

The first crews on the scene reported light smoke coming from the third story.

City firefighters knocked down the blaze with help from the Orange County Fire Authority and the Fountain Valley Fire Department, said Capt. Steven Teasdale.

A resident of the building was evaluated by paramedics but was not taken to a hospital.

The building’s sprinkler system helped prevent the fire from spreading to additional units, Teasdale said.

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