"They should both be OK," said Smith. "They are going in for evaluation. Their spirits are up and everybody is looking fine."
Smith said that eight units had extensive fire damage and about 30 units had smoke damage.
According to investigators, the fire appears to have started in a nearby alley and the exact cause is still under investigation.
Mary Lou Deezeeuw and Gabriel Gomez both rent storage units inside the facility. By late afternoon, they had no idea whether their personal possessions had been destroyed.
"My thought was, 'Oh my, is that my stuff on fire?'" said Deezeeuw. "I wondered if there was some type of explosion."
"I just moved into an apartment next door," said Gomez. "I have everything in storage. My satellite dish, daughter's clothes, everything in the house. I just hope it's OK."
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