{"id":402890,"date":"2026-07-18T00:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402890\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:21:07","slug":"man-dies-in-central-fresno-apartment-fire-that-displaced-15-residents-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402890\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Dies in Central Fresno Apartment Fire That Displaced 15 Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) \u2014\u00a0Fresno Fire released helmet camera footage Thursday showing crews as they breached a Central Fresno apartment building during a deadly fire Wednesday. It killed one man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI wanted to see if we could break a window. Maybe the door was unlocked, and we could get in or something?\u201d resident Cilla Lopez told Action News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lopez heard a cry for help and ran outside with her hose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIt was too hot. Too big,\u201d she said. \u201cEven when they were right here trying to put it out, it was hot, and they had to stand back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The fire triggered a second alarm, drawing a total of 63 fire department personnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officials said the fire spread from the first apartment into the building\u2019s shared attic, damaging all four units and displacing 15 residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lopez was among those meeting with the Red Cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThey came. It wasn\u2019t just us that helped; they helped the other neighbors, too. We\u2019re all going through it together,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cOur hearts are with everyone affected by this fire. American Red Cross volunteers are connecting with the impacted families to provide support, care, and resources,\u201d the organization stated Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fresno County authorities have not yet identified the man who died. Lopez said he had not lived there long and was with his sister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cIt\u2019s sad, but we did what we could. Luckily, the firefighters, they all came pretty fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On Thursday, cleanup was underway, with crews removing debris and surveying the damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One firefighter sustained minor burns and was taken to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-manuel-and-his-mom-rebuild-after-the-fire?attribution_id=sl:4a7ff96f-79d6-4102-8ee2-31a0a1383a8c&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1784300262&amp;utm_campaign=man_today_first_time_share&amp;utm_content=amp20_t1&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=sms\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0has been started for the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">By ABC30\u2019S Gabe Ferris on <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GabeABC30\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabeABC30\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/GabeABC30\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. 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