Bethel Towers receives fire extinguishers

Fire safety got a boost Wednesday at Costa Mesa’s Bethel Towers, when city officials thanked Ace Hardware and the Costa Mesa Community Foundation for fire extinguishers that will go in residents’ apartments. The high-rise senior apartment complex was built in 1966 before sprinklers were required, and it didn’t have extinguishers for each of the building’s 270 units until this week.

The community foundation bought the extinguishers, and the city is training residents how to use them. Fire safety at Bethel Towers has taken on new importance since a March 1 fire sent two people to the hospital.

— Alicia Robinson