{"id":187874,"date":"2026-02-21T20:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/187874\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T20:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:28:09","slug":"elderly-woman-in-critical-condition-following-house-fire-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/187874\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly woman in critical condition following house fire in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

An elderly woman was critically injured in an overnight house fire in Long Beach, authorities confirm.<\/p>\n

According to Long Beach Fire Department Cpt. Jack Crabtree, crews were dispatched to the 4600 block of East Goldfield Avenue\u00a0at 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.<\/p>\n

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An elderly woman was hospitalized in critical condition following a house fire in Long Beach. Feb. 21, 2026. (County News)<\/p>\n

The fire was extinguished within minutes, Cpt. Crabtree said, adding that the firefighters who made their way inside after the\u00a0fire\u00a0found an elderly female in critical condition.<\/p>\n

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She was rushed to a nearby hospital. The woman was not\u00a0identified\u00a0by name; however, her family told KTLA that she\u00a0remained\u00a0in critical condition as of 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n

Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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