An elderly woman was critically injured in an overnight house fire in Long Beach, authorities confirm.
According to Long Beach Fire Department Cpt. Jack Crabtree, crews were dispatched to the 4600 block of East Goldfield Avenue at 12:30 a.m. Saturday and found a residence fully engulfed in flames. The blaze was quickly declared a second-alarm fire as more units were called out to the scene.
An elderly woman was hospitalized in critical condition following a house fire in Long Beach. Feb. 21, 2026. (County News)
The fire was extinguished within minutes, Cpt. Crabtree said, adding that the firefighters who made their way inside after the fire found an elderly female in critical condition.
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She was rushed to a nearby hospital. The woman was not identified by name; however, her family told KTLA that she remained in critical condition as of 11 a.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.
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