Fire burns garage but not chemicals

Sue Doyle

BALBOA PENINSULA--A fire in the 500 block of Edgewater Avenue on

Friday burned through a garage where containers of volatile chemicals

were stored, but did not touch the hazardous materials.

No one was injured in the morning fire, which caused an estimated

$10,000 damage.

Firefighters forced the garage door open and extinguished the

8-foot-high flames.

The fire would have been much worse if containers of methyl ethyl

ketone and acetone had ignited, said Donna Boston, a spokeswoman for the

Newport Beach Fire and Marine Department.

Firefighters think the fire was caused by electrical problems, but it

remains under investigation.