Southern California fire kills 5-year-old, injures 8 others
ESCONDIDO, Calif. – A fire at a mobile home in Southern California has killed a 5-year-old girl, left an 11-year-old boy in critical condition and injured seven other family members.
The San Diego Union-Tribune (http://bit.ly/2ivy7hW ) says some people were trapped inside and others got out through the home’s windows. The blaze was reported at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
Escondido Fire Chief Russ Knowles says arriving firefighters also broke a window to rescue people and quickly knocked down the fire, which gutted the home.
Knowles says an electric cord leading to a Christmas tree may have sparked the fire.
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