Dec 10, 2007 1:25 pm US/Pacific
Authorities ID Man Killed In Sherman Oaks Fire
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (CBS) ―
Authorities Monday identified a 63-year-old man who suffered fatal burn injuries in a Sherman Oaks apartment building fire that remains under investigation.
Robert Speer died at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital about 1 p.m. Sunday, about 11 hours after sustaining second- and third-degree burns, Capt. Ed Winter of the coroner's office said.
The fire on the top floor of the three-story building at 15248 Dickens St. broke out around 2 a.m. Sunday and was knocked down about 30 minutes later, said Diana Igawa, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman.
Two patients were treated at the scene: a woman for smoke inhalation, and a 3-year-old child for a possible asthma-related condition, Igawa said.
The fire burned two apartments and displaced eight people, she said.
Fire officials did not release a damage estimate.
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