NO PEOPLE WERE INJURED, ALTHOUGH A CAT IS THOUGHT TO HAVE PERISHED, IN A 2-ALARM BLAZE THAT DESTROYED 1 APARTMENT AND DAMAGED 2 OTHERS. THE FIRE BEGAN IN A 3RD FLOOR APARTMENT IN THE SURFSIDE APARTMENT COMPLEX IN MONTEREY. THAT COMPLEX IS LOCATED ON THE 100 BLOCK OF SURF WAY NEAR THE MONTEREY/SEASIDE CITY BORDER.
2 UNITS ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE, AND WERE UNLIVABLE LAST NIGHT.