Fire leaves Surf City resident homeless

A woman was left homeless the day after Christmas when a fire

destroyed her Huntington Beach condominium.

The Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross provided victim

Nancy Walters one night of lodging following the Dec. 26 fire. The

organization also provided her with food vouchers until her insurance

company began its coverage, said Lynn Howes, director of public affairs

for the Orange County chapter.

The fire started about 11 a.m. inside the single-unit condominium on

Vista Roma Circle while Walters was walking her two dogs, Howes said.

Huntington Beach Fire Department couldn’t provide specific details of

the fire.

Walters, whose cat perished in the blaze, did not want to speak about

the incident.

“She was pretty distraught about the whole thing,” Howes said.