ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A woman died and her husband was in the hospital in critical condition June 15 after a fire burned their home in the unincorporated area of Escondido, authorities said. The fire was reported at 2:27 a.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of Alexander Drive, according to Lt. Matthew Carpenter of the San Diego County…
Wife Dies in Escondido House Fire, Husband in Critical Condition
One Killed, Another Hospitalized in San Diego Trailer Fire
RAMONA, Calif.—One person died April 22 and another person was hospitalized in a travel trailer fire in Ramona, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found the structure in the 17000 block of Voorhes Lane fully engulfed in flames when they arrived, according to Captain Mike Cornette of Cal Fire…
Survivor of Fatal Downtown Eastside Hotel Fire Files Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit
A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver hotel that was home to about 80 low-income residents has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building’s owner, its non-profit operator and the city’s fire department. Plaintiff Jennifer Hansma joined fellow survivors and members of a local housing advocacy group at a news…
Questions Raised About Safety of Old Montreal Building Destroyed by Fatal Fire
More than a week after a fatal fire tore through a building in Old Montreal, accounts from former tenants and victims of the blaze are raising questions about the safety of the heritage property. Five bodies had been found as of Saturday evening and two people were missing in the shell of the once-elegant greystone…
Police Find Two More Victims at Site of Fatal Fire in Old Montreal, Total Now 4
Police say two more bodies were recovered Wednesday from the wreckage of a building in Old Montreal that was destroyed by fire last week, bringing the total number of confirmed victims to four. A Montreal police spokesman said the bodies of the third and fourth victims have been turned over to a pathologist for identification…
Girl Died in Downey Apartment Fire ID’d
DOWNEY, Calif.—Authorities Dec. 22 identified a 12-year-old girl who was killed, along with her mother, in a Downey apartment fire, and investigators continued their efforts to determine the cause of the blaze that left a woman believed to be the girl’s grandmother hospitalized. On Thursday, the coroner’s office identified the girl as Kayla Kaimimoku-Diaz of…
Mother Killed, Daughter, Grandmother Critically Injured in Downey Fire
DOWNEY, Calif.—An investigation was continuing Dec. 21 into the cause of an apartment fire in Downey that left a woman dead and two other people hospitalized in critical condition, including the woman’s young daughter. Downey Fire Department crews responded at 10:47 p.m. Dec. 20 to the apartment at Dinsdale Street and Tweedy Lane, where they…
Mother, Daughter Killed, Grandmother Critically Injured in Downey Fire
DOWNEY, Calif.—A young girl who was critically injured in a Downey apartment fire that killed her mother died at a hospital, fire officials said Dec. 21, and a woman believed to be the girl’s grandmother remained in critical condition with burn injuries. Downey Fire Department crews responded at 10:47 p.m. Dec. 20 to the apartment…
Woman Killed, Male Injured in Anaheim House Fire
ANAHEIM, Calif.—A woman was killed Dec. 12 morning when an Anaheim house became engulfed in flames. A neighbor called Anaheim Fire and Rescue at 1 a.m. to report the house fire in the 2700 block of East Verde Avenue, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer told City News Service. Firefighters extinguished the flames in about a…
Man Dies in Homeless Encampment Fire
The homeless community is on edge after a man died during an April 20 fire at an Anaheim homeless encampment. “The homeless community is shook up,” Zach Southall, managing director of Charity on Wheels, told The Epoch Times. “We all immediately thought back to April of last year when a homeless man was intentionally set on fire.”…
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