8 Hospitalized, 3 Critical, in Alhambra Apartment Fire

Firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguish the flames of a fire in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2020. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

ALHAMBRA, Calif.—As many as eight people were hospitalized, including three in critical condition, from a fire in a two-story apartment complex in Alhambra Friday.

The fire was reported about 8:30 a.m. at 324 N. Electric Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which assisted Alhambra’s department.

Firefighters found multiple victims hanging from a second-story window when they arrived and immediately went into action, according to a statement by the Alhambra Fire Department.

The Alhambra Fire Department reported making seven rescues. ABC7 reported five children and three adults were hospitalized, including a good Samaritan and a family of seven, and that three were in critical condition.

The cause was under investigation, Alhambra fire said.