Three Family Members Died in a California House Fire That Was Started by Someone Who Lived There
A 5-year-old boy, a 2-year-old girl, and their 47-year-old grandfather are dead. Their mother, just 33 years old, also lost her life. And the man police say started the fire lived in that same house.
This wasn’t a stranger. This was family.
What Happened on 15th Street
On the night of August 18, 2026, Richmond firefighters were already battling a blaze at 231 15th Street when they spotted another fire two doors down, at 239 15th Street.
Inside the second house, they found four people unconscious: a grandfather, his daughter, and her two small children. The grandfather, Jose Rivera, 47, died at the scene…