Monterey Park woman suffers severe burns in condo fire

MONTEREY PARK — An elderly suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation, but managed to escape her burning condominium early Sunday, officials said.
A fire was reported about 6:11 a.m. at a condominium complex in the 200 block of North Alhambra Avenue, Monterey Park Fire Department Battalion Chief Randy Harper said.
Firefighters arrived to find an elderly woman who had managed to get out of the condominium on her own, but suffered major burns to her head and smoke inhalation, the battalion chief said. She was hospitalized in critical condition.
Nearly 40 firefighter extinguished the blaze in about 20 minutes and found no other injuries, officials said.
The affected condominium was gutted, Harper said, with an estimated $200,000 worth of damage to the structure and contents. Adjacent units were not damaged.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation, however Harper said there was nothing overtly suspicious found at the scene.
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