Two young children and their grandmother were killed early Sunday morning in a fire at an apartment building in West Covina, according to fire authorities.
Firefighters responded to the 1900 block of East Amar Road at about 1 a.m. Sunday. Nearby residents were evacuated as flames spread to other units.
"We knew in the beginning this was victims trapped, and that was going to be difficult," said West Covina Fire Department Public Information Officer Ryan Schwartz.
The deceased were identified by neighbors as a 3-year-old child, 3-month-old baby and their 55-year-old grandmother. A friend said the grandmother was likely looking after the children for the night.
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They died at the scene.
Neighbors said they often saw the family outside walking their dogs and playing.
"The family would be playing outside," said neighbor Eddie Morales. "The kids playing with the trucks, playing on the sidewalk with chalk."
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Details about a cause were not immediately available.
