Unattended BBQ may be cause of O.C. fire

By ABC7
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. The fire broke out in an apartment at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, killing two men inside.

Bystanders who saw someone yelling from a balcony and yelling from a hallway were trying to help.

The two victims are identified as 25-year-old Travis McCarthy and 29-year-old Matthew Danihels.

Three apartments were damaged by fire, smoke or water.

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