Two people killed in Santa Clarita house fire
Firefighters respond to a house fire in the 28000 block of Flowerpark Drive in Santa Clarita.
(Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times)
A bedroom fire that spread into an attic at a single-story home in Santa Clarita on Saturday killed two people, fire officials said.
Firefighters were dispatched about 11:40 a.m. to the 28000 block of Flowerpark Drive and extinguished the blaze in about half an hour, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Another was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died, said Investigator Kristy McCracken.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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