A manufactured home at 1010 Butte St was destroyed by fire this past Saturday. Sheriff / Coroner Garrett Scott identified the victim as 74 year old Leah Smith, a disabled woman who perished in the blaze, shortly after the noon hour, August 2.Crescent Fire and Protection responded to the 9-1-1 call and arrived on scene within three to four minutes, and fought the blaze for two hours.With the aid of neighbors, a male occupant was able to escape from the fire but neighbors and firefighters were unable to safely remove Ms. Smith from the fully-engulfed blaze.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Assisting Crescent Fire were units from Cal Fire, Pelican Bay and Ft. Dick.Crescent Fire is investigating the source of the deadly blaze. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });
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Structure Fire on Butte Street Leaves One Fatality
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August 15, 2024 at 09:00 PM
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Published August 15, 2024 at 09:00 PM
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