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Fire damages Eastbluff home

Newport Beach fire officials say an electrical problem sparked a

fire Monday afternoon that caused mostly smoke damage to the second

floor of a $1-million Eastbluff home.

The 3:05 p.m. blaze started in the computer room of a

4,000-square-foot house in the 2100 block of Arbutus Street, said

Newport Beach Fire Capt. John Blauer. Within a half-hour, about 17

firefighters extinguished the blaze.

Though a 15-year-old boy was home at the time, he was evacuated

safely. The family’s cat, Skittles, also was removed once he was

found behind a downstairs sofa, Blauer said.

The heavy smoke forced firefighters to cut through the home’s

attic, where additional flames were found, and open second-story

windows, Blauer said. The computer room suffered major fire damage,

while the rest of the second floor, which consisted of three other

rooms, received smoke damage.

Overall damage has yet to be estimated.