CAMINO TRAGEDY: at least 5 teenager announced dead in a fire explosion community mourns …
A family in Jurupa Valley is mourning the loss of their 14-year-old who died from severe burn injuries and smoke inhalation after their home was engulfed in flames last week.
On Dec. 5 at 1:59 p.m., firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Riverside County Fire Department responded to a single-story house that was inundated with flames on Pacific Avenue in Jurupa Valley.
One victim was trapped and pulled from the burning structure by firefighters and transported to a local hospital in critical condition, according to county fire officials.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Family members have identified the victim on social media as 14-year-old Zakaria Diaz.
Zakaria was an eighth-grade student of Central Middle School of Arts and Innovation, KTLA5 reported. The school released a statement that said Zakaria died of his injuries in the hospital two days after the fire.
The school described Zakaria as a “profoundly kind student who enjoyed all aspects of school life.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Family members have identified the victim on social media as 14-year-old Zakaria Diaz.
Zakaria was an eighth-grade student of Central Middle School of Arts and Innovation, KTLA5 reported. The school released a statement that said Zakaria died of his injuries in the hospital two days after the fire.
The school described Zakaria as a “profoundly kind student who enjoyed all aspects of school The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Family members have identified the victim on social media as 14-year-old Zakaria Diaz.
Zakaria was an eighth-grade student of Central Middle School of Arts and Innovation, KTLA5 reported. The school released a statement that said Zakaria died of his injuries in the hospital two days after the fire.
The school described Zakaria as a “profoundly kind student who enjoyed all aspects of school life.