{"id":417288,"date":"2026-07-30T00:15:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/417288\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T00:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:15:32","slug":"woman-dead-child-hospitalized-after-gas-exposure-in-rancho-cordova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/417288\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman dead, child hospitalized after gas exposure in Rancho Cordova"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woman dead, 5-year-old hospitalized after gas exposure in Rancho Cordova apartment<\/p>\n

\"JeremiahRANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

A woman is dead and a 5-year-old child was taken to the hospital after a gas exposure at a Rancho Cordova apartment, according to Sacramento Metro Fire. <\/p>\n

Crews responded to an apartment complex at the 10460 block of El Mercado Drive on Wednesday for a welfare check requested by an apartment manager. <\/p>\n

When crews arrived, they found a woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the apartment. She was pronounced dead at the scene. <\/p>\n

Sac Metro Fire said there was an accidental exposure to gas that was left on from a stovetop. <\/p>\n

A 5-year-old child was also found inside and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. <\/p>\n

The relationship between the woman and the child is not known, officials said. <\/p>\n

Sac Metro Fire said the child is doing fine. <\/p>\n

The incident is under investigation by the Rancho Cordova Police Department. <\/p>\n

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