Los Angeles House Fire Claims Woman, Injures Four Others

Dec. 30, 2018
Most of the fire was focused on the front of the house and took about a half hour to extinguish.

It took more than 40 firefighters a half hour to extinguish a house fire that killed a woman and injured four others in the Boyle Heights region of Los Angeles on Saturday.

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According to the Los Angeles Times, a 66-year-old woman perished in the blaze on Sheridan Street in a single-story home. The fire was reported at about 4 a.m. She was found unconscious and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

Others in the home included a 3-year-old boy, a 66-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, all listed in serious condition with possible smoke inhalation.

A 34-year-old woman was listed in critical condition with smoke inhalation and burns,

The brunt of the fire was focused in the front of the dwelling, the fire department reported.

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