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7-year-old boy dies in a house fire in Joshua Tree; 8-year-old in critical condition
Courtesy of the San Bernardino County Fire Department
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Bombs and Arson Division is investigating a fire that took the life of a seven-year-old boy Thursday afternoon in Joshua Tree.
The fire was reported on Thursday at 11:56 a.m. on the 62200 block of Crestview Drive. Fire crews reported arrived heavy smoke and fire showing from multiple sides of the single-story home when they first arrived on scene.
All photos courtesy of the San Bernardino County Fire Department
The San Bernardino County Fire Department reported that when crews arrived, two people were able to safely evacuate the home but two juveniles, ages 7 and 8, were still inside.
Cassidy Taylor photo
One child has died and another is in serious condition following a house fire in Joshua Tree Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to the 62300 block of Crestview Drive at 11:56 a.m. with a report that two children–a 7-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl–were trapped inside the home. County Fire Assistant Chief Scott Tuttle said the victims, which included two women–33 years old and 67 years old–who were in the house when the fire broke out, were taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center. From the hospital, helicopters transferred the pediatric patients to other area hospitals for further care, where the boy died. The house was a total loss as fire crews battled the fire for about 90 minutes. Z107.7 reporter Cassidy Taylor was on the scene…