Costa Mesa Fire Department

Two people were injured Sunday in a fire at a motel, Costa Mesa Fire Department officials said. Mary Johnson, 25, was treated at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian for second-degree burns on her face, hands and legs, and Terry Dale, 23, was treated for smoke inhalation and minor facial burns, fire officials said. Christine Jackson, 25, Shawana Glenn, 3, and Arthur Glenn, 1, were taken to the hospital for observation, officials said. All five were later released.

I was one of the 19 people trapped in a Performing Arts Center elevator between the second and third floors from 7:55 to 9:15 p.m. Aug. 9. This was my first doctor-approved venture out after major abdominal surgery, and I had my 84-year-old, cane-dependent mother with me. Those of us trapped in the elevator attempted to communicate through the phone system with management personnel but were constantly told that nobody of any authority was available....

Electrical power at the South Coast Plaza shopping center was temporarily interrupted Wednesday afternoon after an underground electric storage device caught fire, a plaza spokesman said. "We did lose part of the power to the mall," said David Grant, the plaza's manager of operations. "But no smoke got inside and no one was evacuated." A Southern California Edison Co. spokesman said power went out about 3 p.m.