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Elderly Woman Critically Hurt in Long Beach Second-Alarm House Fire

Arson investigators are probing the cause following a rapid knockdown by firefighters.

Overview

  • Officers and firefighters responded around 12:30 a.m. to a home on the 4600 block of East Goldfield Avenue.
  • Fire crews had the blaze out within about five minutes of arrival, according to Capt. Jack Crabtree of the Long Beach Fire Department.
  • A female adult was found unresponsive inside the residence and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, police said.
  • The cause remains under investigation, with arson investigators on scene assessing the origin of the fire.
  • A bystander reported the front porch was fully engulfed and described people banging on windows to try to wake occupants.