Deadly house fire in rural Placer County being investigated by sheriff’s detectives
One person died in a house fire Friday morning in rural Placer County, which remains under investigation by fire and law enforcement officials.
Detectives are investigating the cause of a residential fire on Hillsdale Road in Meadow Vista that resulted in one confirmed fatality, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in social media posts.
Responding firefighters rescued a victim from a second-story window of the burning residence, but that victim died from their injuries, the Placer Hills Fire Protection District said in a news release.
Emergency personnel, including crews from the Placer Hills district as well as the Auburn Fire Department, Penryn Fire Protection District and Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer, were first dispatched to the residence around 6:45 a.m.
Firefighters were still knocking down flames about two hours later, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The fire was brought under control by 9:30 a.m., the Placer Hills Fire Protection District said.
A “joint task force” is investigating the cause of the fire, and the Sheriff’s Office is conducting the death investigation, the fire district said.
This story was originally published February 25, 2022 at 9:22 AM.
