House Fire in Santa Monica Claims 2 Lives
Firefighters found two people dead inside the home after extinguishing the blaze, and investigators said the cause remains unknown.
- On Sunday, the Santa Monica Fire Department responded to a fire in the 500 block of Lincoln Boulevard, where firefighters discovered two people dead inside the home after extinguishing the blaze.
- Married for over 70 years, the victims were an elderly couple in their 90s, according to their son, Matt, who said they were beloved members of the neighborhood.
- Upon arrival shortly before 3 a.m., firefighters found the English Tudor home "fully engulfed," Platoon Battalion Chief James Altman said, with two bodies discovered in the first-floor bedroom.
- "When something like this happens, it's not a daily occurrence for one thing," Kleiner said, noting this marks Santa Monica's second fatal residential fire in recent months.
- Authorities have yet to release the identities of the victims or determine the cause of the fire, which remains under investigation by the Santa Monica Fire Department.
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Two People Killed in Early Morning House Fire in Santa Monica
Two people were killed in a house fire Sunday morning in Santa Monica, authorities said. Firefighters discovered the bodies after being dispatched to the 500 block of Lincoln Boulevard at 2:54 a.m. Sunday and knocking down the fire, officials said. The Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica Fire Department responded to the home, which was fully engulfed in flames upon their arrival. Authorities did not immediately release further detail…
House fire in Santa Monica claims 2 lives
Two people died in a house fire in Santa Monica overnight, authorities confirmed to KTLA, and preliminary information indicates the decedents are an elderly couple. The fire erupted around 2:50 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Lincoln Boulevard. Crews were seen battling the flames, which were ravaging the inside of the home. According to [...]
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