Child and 2 adults killed in Montebello house fire
Investigators are examining whether domestic violence and a possible accelerant sparked the blaze, which left two adults and a child dead.
- Three people, including a child, died following a suspicious house fire in Montebello on Thursday, with investigators believing the blaze stemmed from a domestic violence dispute.
- Officers responded to the 100 block of South Fifth Street at 4:30 a.m. Thursday after a 911 call, finding the home fully engulfed in flames with a man and woman suffering severe burns outside.
- Officials characterized the fire as being of "suspicious origins," and arson investigators are testing the site for accelerants to determine the blaze's cause.
- The two adults initially hospitalized in critical condition later died, bringing the total death toll to three; homicide detectives are working chronologically backward to identify the incident's catalyst.
- "Anytime there is any loss of life, it's tragic," Montebello Police Chief Luis Lopez said, emphasizing the impact on the family unit as the close-knit community grieves.
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3 dead, including child, after suspicious house fire in Los Angeles area
Three people, including a child, have died after a suspicious house fire in Montebello, California, according to police. Investigators believe the fire was connected to domestic violence, and the adult male who died is believed to have been the suspect. The fire was reported at about 4:34 a.m. Thursday in the 100 block of South 5th Street in Montebello, a city in the Los Angeles area. Officers arrived to find a man and a woman with severe burns …
`Suspicious' Montebello House Fire Leaves One Dead, Two Injured
One person — possibly a child — was killed and two others were critically injured Thursday in an early morning “suspicious” house fire in Montebello, and police were working to determine if the blaze was possibly the result of domestic violence. The fire erupted around 4:30 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of […]
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