News

Actions

Elderly woman dies, husband injured in Lakeside condo fire

Posted at 3:11 PM, Aug 31, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-31 18:11:41-04

LAKESIDE, Calif. (KGTV) - A woman died Thursday and her husband was injured in a condo fire in East County, according to the Lakeside Fire Department.

 

The fire broke out in the living room of the home on Wintergreen Dr.

 

Firefighters said neighbors saw smoke and found the elderly couple inside the home.  The neighbors pulled the couple to safety, but the woman died at the scene.  Her husband was taken to UCSD Medical Center with minor injuries, said firefighters.

 

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department Bomb Arson team is investigating the fire.