Crime & Safety
Arson Suspected In House Fire That Injured Elderly Woman
A Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department official declined to elaborate on why investigators believe the blaze in the two-story home was deliberately set.
An elderly woman suffered third-degree burns today in a Temecula house fire that investigators determined was deliberately set, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The unidentified woman, who was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, also suffered smoke inhalation in the arson blaze, which was reported at 12:01 a.m., said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson.
Hendrickson declined to elaborate on why investigators believe the fire in the two-story home in the 31900 block of Via Cordoba was deliberately set.
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The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage, Hendrickson said.
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