2 BROTHERS KILLED BY HOUSE FIRE FATHER OF BOYS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK Staff Writer LAKE ELIZABETH Lake Elizabeth may refer to
Firefighters answering a neighbor's 911 call encountered heavy smoke and flames inside the two-story house, and found the boys in a loft bedroom, from which Capt. Dana Rickman from the fire station in nearby Lake Hughes carried them. ``The captain went in twice and pulled both boys out,'' Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Inspector Sam Padilla said. The boys' 34-year-old father, who had been burned and suffered from smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. , was outside when the first firefighters arrived and told them the children were inside the burning house, Inspector Jason Hurd said. Both boys were burned and suffered the effects of smoke inhalation, he said. They were flown by helicopter to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital but were pronounced dead there, fire officials said. Their father was hospitalized in critical condition, Hurd said. No names were immediately released. Fire officials also would not comment on how the fire might have started. Sheriff's homicide and arson detectives were sent to investigate because of the two deaths, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. spokeswoman said. ``They go there to assist in the investigation. If it ends up being a tragic accident, it will be taken over by the coroner,'' Deputy Dana Camarillo said. Neighbors called 911 after smelling smoke and looking outside to see it coming from the house in the 15000 block of Sandy Ridge Sandy Ridge refers to the following places:
Firefighters said they got the call at 11:29 a.m. and the fire engine from Lake Hughes got there eight minutes later. Firefighters had the flames knocked down in another seven minutes. Deputies blocked off the street down the hill from the burned home, and ordered out a reporter and photographer standing in a neighboring yard. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour AV edition only) Smoke damage is evident Friday at a house fire in Lake Elizabeth. Two boys, 3 and 4, were fatally injured, and their father was critically injured. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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