BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

Flames reaching 20 feet high erupted at 4:05 a.m. Saturday in the 2000

block of Barranca in Corona del Mar, causing $70,000 in damages to a

condo garage, authorities said.

It took 21 minutes for firefighters to calm the fire, which was

shooting through the detached garage doorway and almost hit the condo,

authorities said. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

While no one was injured, a police officer did have to help evacuate a

woman and girl who were inside the home. A man and two boys had already

gotten out of the home.

Neighbors who first noticed the fire and smoke alerted the sleeping

residents. Then the neighbors and the residents called the fire

department.