Firefighters arrived quickly to discover fire showing from the rear of a one-story single family home. As fire personnel made forcible entry, they encountered heavy smoke and flames before extinguishing the blaze in less than 10 minutes.
During their attack, firefighters discovered an 82 year-old male and 79 year-old female, down in separate locations in the home. Both occupants were rescued out of the smoke filled structure without any visible signs of life. The victims were immediately treated and transported in critical condition to Holy Cross hospital, sadly both patients were beyond help and were pronounced dead shortly after arriving.
The home was not equipped with legally required smoke alarms, nor a carbon monoxide detector or residential fire sprinklers. There were no security doors, window bars or obvious non-fire factors to impede the victims from exiting the home.
The blaze was extinguished by 41 Firefighters in less than 10 minutes and the cause is under investigation by LAFD Arson Investigators and the Los Angeles Police Department. Monetary loss from the fire is estimated at $150,000 ($100,000 structure & $50,000 contents).
Submitted by Devin Gales, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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