A mother hospitalized after a Long Beach apartment fire Thursday morning has died, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.
Monica Del Rio, 47, and her 4-year-old daughter were hospitalized Thursday after the fire in the 1000 block of Stanley Avenue. Del Rio died Thursday afternoon and the girl remained hospitalized Friday in critical condition.
Two dogs also were found dead at the scene.
The fire broke out in the three-story complex just after 12 a.m., and was confined a single apartment on the top level.
Firefighters found the mother and daughter inside a bedroom. Two other people who live in the apartment were not inside, fire officials said.
A neighbor rushed to the apartment when he saw flames from the balcony to the living room, he said.
Details regarding a cause were not available Friday morning.
