VIDEO: Flames tore through a Solana Beach condo complex Tuesday night forcing residents and neighbors to evacuate while firefighters scrambled to protect their property.
The fire sparked at around 9 p.m. at the Del Mar Beach Club condo complex at 760 Pacific Surf Drive, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO).
“There were flames coming out the roof,” said resident Bobby Ridgeway. “The smoke was blowing right straight into my place.”
The Solana Beach, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, Vista, and San Diego fire departments responded. At one point, there were a combined 68 fire and 15 medical personnel from those agencies at the scene.
“They filled this whole area here and just started hooking up to the fire hydrants and everything,” Ridgeway told NBC 7.