At 9:18 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2024, Arcadia Fire units along with crews from Monrovia Fire & Rescue, and Sierra Madre Fire Department, responded to an apartment house fire in the 00 block of Genoa Street. Fire crews arrived on scene and reported light smoke coming from one of the apartment units.
Fire crews entered the apartment and encountered heavy smoke conditions. The main
portion of the fire was in a bathroom, where a deceased person was located. Crews
quickly extinguished the fire, within 15 minutes of arrival, and confirmed no further
extension into adjacent units.
The deceased’s identification and cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles
County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Arcadia Fire Department’s Fire Investigations Unit and Arcadia Police Department
are currently investigating the cause and nature of the fire.