Posted: Feb 3, 2025 / 10:49 PM PST
Up to date: Feb 3, 2025 / 10:49 PM PST
(BCN) — One particular person and a household pet had been killed in an early morning hearth at a Berkeley residence Monday.
Berkeley firefighters responded to the fireplace at 4:35 a.m. and arrived on the 1000 block of Cedar Road to seek out smoke and flames coming from a residence.
Fireplace crews broke an exterior window and gained entry, utilizing a tactic referred to as “vent, enter, search,” based on a press launch from the fireplace division. The tactic is used when a rescue have to be made instantly, and crews can not look forward to different gear or personnel to reach.
4 victims had been rescued and brought to a hospital, the place one died from their accidents.
A pet additionally died within the hearth, however a fireplace division spokesperson was unable to verify what sort of animal it was.
