Fatality Fire; INC#1540; 07:40PM; 701 S Soto St; https://bit.ly/3LWtBLP; Boyle Heights; LAFD Firefighters arrived quickly to a 1 story single family dwelling with heavy smoke showing. The fire was determined to be an outside fire which exposed one side of the house. It took 37 firefighters 19 minutes to locate and extinguish the fire. Upon primary search, firefighters discovered one person (undetermined age / gender) deceased. No other persons injured. No further details. Fire and specific cause of death under active investigation. Media Inquiries: LAPD Hollenbeck (Incident #4251) and Coroner.; FS 25; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; AR1 BC1 BC11 E17 E2 E202 E209 E25 E4 E9 EM11 RA17 RA2 RA25 T2 T9; CH7; 14; Jennifer Middleton
Fatality Fire 01/22/2026 INC#1540
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