The five victims who died in a North Edwards home fire last month were awake during the fire, says the Kern County Fire Department.
- The Claymine Road home fire was one of the deadliest structure fires in Kern County history.
- The five victims were Miya Ramona Howard, age 27; Emily Rose Ventura, 6; Miyah Andrea Ventura, 1; Monica Sage Ventura, 6; and Richard Tomas Ventura Jr., 2.
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The five people who died in one of the deadliest structure fires in Kern County history last month were awake but could not get out of the house in North Edwards. That’s according to a new report released by the Kern County Fire Department. I’m Steve Virgen, your neighborhood reporter. Other details were also included in the report.
There are no indications that the five victims were asleep when the fire occurred on April 10. That’s among the findings in the update provided Thursday by KCFD…