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.