California Dive Shop Burns Down!

[masterdiverzen]

The Orange County Fire Authority received a call about a structure fire in Cypress California, Beach Cities Scuba Center. At 11:26 a.m. Friday the 15th. it took 20 fireman to put out the blaze & one Fireman was injured due to heat exhaustion. Fire Authority was especially concerned about pressurized cylinders & Oxygen but had no problems. Cause is still under investigation, reportedly no one was inside the building at that time. Rumors have been circulating about Oxygen cleanliness issues, unhappy customers/employees & the economy (insurance fraud). Thank God no one was hurt.

 

[drbill]

My condolences to Hosam and his team members who worked at this shop.

 

[Hatul]

I think I know the shop, it used to be called Scubatoys before Beach Cities Scuba acquired it.

Adam

 

[California Diver]

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[sapphire]

Your post was informative until you felt compelled to state rumors with no basis given, and no justification. What possessed you to slander someone by putting "insurance fraud" in parenthesis in your statement?sapphire

 

[VooDooGasMan]

Must be close friends with shop employees, and was a customer. So I am sure now that the authorities have read this post, masterdiverzen is also on the suspect list.

 

[Captain12Pk]

This is a link to the article written by the Orange County Register, which is a local newspaper.

20 firefighters fight blaze in scuba shop | firefighters, inside, scuba - News - The Orange County Register

 

[cruiser]

CYPRESS – Firefighters extinguished a fire that was reported inside a scuba shop Friday morning, authorities said.Flames were visible inside the store at the 6000 block of Orange Avenue when they arrived at 11:26 a.m., said Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority. The fire was extinguished by 11:46 a.m.Several oxygen bottles inside the store were a concern for firefighters, but none exploded in the flames, Concepcion said.More than 20 firefighters responded to the call.One firefighter was treated at the scene for minor heat related issues, he said.The cause and damage cost of the fire is still unknown.Contact the writer: shernandez@ocregister.com or 949-454-7361

 

[k ellis]

Your post was informative until you felt compelled to state rumors with no basis given, and no justification. What possessed you to slander someone by putting "insurance fraud" in parenthesis in your statement?sapphire

 

[fnfalman]

My sympathy for the owner and employees of the shop.

I'm sure that they have insurance, but it's still a lot of headache and heartache.