Strong winds may have contributed to Santa Ana building fire where man was found dead

SANTA ANA — A Dec. 6 fire in a building where a 67-year-old man was found dead may have started when strong Santa Ana winds pushed embers from an earlier, nearby blaze on to the structure, authorities said.
The victim of the 9 p.m. fire in the 1500 block of East Edinger Avenue near Grand Avenue has been identified as Aslan Astankhou of Santa Ana, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office. The cause of Astankhou’s death is being investigated.
Aslan Astankhou was found