FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The two people who died after a fire in a bridge utility vault in Downtown Fresno have been identified as 57-year-old Johnny Torres and 50-year-old Antonio Corona.<\/p>\n
The fire happened just before 8:30 a.m. Monday at Fresno and H streets.<\/p>\n
Investigators say several people from the unhoused community were seen coming in and out of the area shortly before the smoke was first reported.<\/p>\n
Firefighters had to coordinate with PG&E to shut off the power to nearly 600 customers before entering the utility vault to try to put out the blaze.<\/p>\n
Once inside, they began a primary search and found one of the victims’ bodies.<\/p>\n
“They pulled the person out, the patient was deceased and as they continued to go back inside to conduct a primary search, they found another victim who was also deceased,” says Fresno Fire Chief Billy Alcorn.<\/p>\n
Chief Alcorn says it appeared that the unhoused were trying to live in the vault and may have gained access by digging through the side of the bridge.<\/p>\n
The utility vault serves as a main distribution center to the downtown area.<\/p>\n
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