A woman was sent to the hospital after suffering burn injuries from a fire that was started by a candle in her apartment. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming has more.
A woman was sent to the hospital after suffering burn injuries from a fire that was started by a candle in her apartment, confirmed San Diego County Sheriff Lt. Norton.
The apartment complex fire started in Spring Valley around 9:40 p.m. Friday night at the 9000 block of Jamacha Road and was fully contained around 10:50 p.m., according to San Miguel Fire and Rescue.
San Miguel Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene and evacuated residents of the apartment complex.
Officials report that the fire started in a bedroom at a downstairs unit where eight family members lived.
The victim was reported to be a woman in her 30's and was transported to UCSD Burn Center for burn injuries, Craig said.
No information was given on the extent of her injuries.
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The Red Cross is at the scene assisting those who were displaced.
San Miguel Fire and Rescue, Heartland Fire and Rescue, and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department assisted in the fire.
No other information was available.
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