Fire in Fullerton causes school lockdown

A structure fire in Fullerton caused a scare for local youth with Orangethorpe Elementary going into lockdown. KTLA 5's Chip Yost reports on Jan. 22, 2024. (Video courtesy of: Tony Cruz)

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[SABOARITI]

That building has been empty for years. Is arson considered?

[vintr]

Ah yes, there’s a raging fire, let’s lock the kids down…

[Novastar.SaberCombat]

Yet another reason I'm super grateful I left the Fullerton/Anaheim area in early 2020.

[Javiiiis]

These abandoned buildings catching fire alot lately. Just saying 🤷🏽‍♂️

[kjpcgaming]

OMG KTLA Can you please explain why the school went on lockdown? FFS.

[mikes]

Sensationalism. Better news if it includes school lockdown.

[michael]

I live really close to there, I know exactly where this is.

[AymanAlhora-qdiu]

If there was a fire in the village traffic lights would be flashing red to be safe

[gamingrating]

Are you an affiliate of nbc, abc, cbs, fox?

[jarrodderr]

You say “structure fire” I hear Sublime. Sucks for the kids though….😢

[JoseRios-qlkr]

I was there i was in the school i found the smoke coming