美国西部当地时间4月18日,据KTLA报道,华人聚集区核桃市日前发生大火,造成两名20多岁的年轻人死亡,同时,由于火势严重,3名消防员也不幸受伤。
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Two people were found dead after a fire at aWalnut home Thursday morning https://t.co/dWgW3MNmtN
― KTLA (@KTLA) April 16, 2020</blockquote>
据知情人士表示,死者为一对年轻夫妇,女子是菲律宾裔,男子是一名华裔。火灾起因被怀疑是人为纵火,但更多细节警方仍在调查之中。
据KTLA报道,火灾发生在4月16日周四早上10点左右,地址位于600 block of North Rocking HorseRoad,房屋为两层结构,占地面积21083平方尺。
消防部门表示,接到报警后迅速赶到现场灭火,住宅2楼有浓烟冒出,房屋屋顶遭到严重破坏,门窗几乎全毁,在灭火过程中,该道路封闭足足2小时。
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Two Found Dead After Fire at a House inWalnut Two people died in a fire that swept through a house inWalnut. The fire was reported at a two-story house in the easternLos Angeles County community. Firefighters encountered flames andheavy smoke coming from the home. Two peo... pic.twitter.com/TA0Fko2u2D
― Punjabi Radio Los Angeles (@lapunjabiradio) April 17, 2020</blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"> #BREAKING 2 killed in blaze at Walnut home, L.A. County fireofficials sayhttps://t.co/mek6rTPFS7
― ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) April 16, 2020</blockquote>
经过消防员的努力,大火被扑灭,但不幸的是,火灾造成2名年轻人丧生,3名消防员受伤被送往医院治疗。