A child was critically injured and at least one other person suffered severe burn and smoke injuries today in a fire at a two-story home in Long Beach.
The fire was reported around 8:20 a.m. at a home in the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.
According to reports from the scene, a child inside the home suffered extensive smoke inhalation. A witness told the Long Beach Post that firefighters were seen performing CPR on the child, who was then taken to a hospital. A fire department spokesman told the paper the child and one adult were both hospitalized in critical condition.
Two other adults were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire, which was brought under control in about a half-hour.
