A woman was found dead today after a fire broke out at a senior apartment building in Lancaster.
The fire was reported at 3:23 a.m. in a two-story apartment building in the 44200 block of Kingtree Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Fire crews arrived on scene at 3:29 a.m. and extinguished the blaze by 3:45 a.m., according to the department. About 30 firefighters responded.
A woman who identified herself as a resident of the complex told a videographer at the scene that she was a friend of the victim. She said the woman lived in a first-floor apartment where the fire apparently started.
The resident said she heard a loud bang shortly after the building’s fire alarms activated. She also said she was told last week there had been a gas leak in the building, though it was not immediately known whether that was connected to the fire.
Sheriff’s arson investigators responded to the location.
The identity of the dead woman has not yet been released.