Fire at the Aqua Breeze Motel breaks out Sunday afternoon
Jeanette Bent
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department said Sunday that they responded to reports of a structure fire at the Aqua Breeze Motel in Santa Cruz.
Upon arrival, firefighters say they learned that there was a disabled occupant trapped inside the building.
They say there was heavy smoke showing from the first floor, and hotel occupants were evacuating the building.
According to the City of Santa Cruz, firefighters from Engine 3110 and Truck 3170 extended a hoseline into the effected room and aggressively extinguished the fire while searching for victims.
They said that within seconds, units located an unconscious man in the room and carried him outside to awaiting medical care.
Firefighters who showed up later coordinated an effort to make sure that the fire did not spread to adjacent rooms as well as no further people in the building.
After the rescued man was treated by advanced medical care on scene, police say that he was transferred to an awaiting ambulance who took him to Dominican Hospital.
The City of Santa Cruz says that there are no updates on the victims condition.
The fire is currently under investigation and not believed to be suspicious in nature.