1 dead, 1 hospitalized in La Habra apartment complex fire

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Monday, August 18, 2014
One person died and another was injured in an apartment fire on the 1400 block of S. Harbor Blvd. in La Habra Monday morning, August 18, 2014.
One person died and another was injured in an apartment fire on the 1400 block of S. Harbor Blvd. in La Habra Monday morning, August 18, 2014.
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LA HABRA, Calif. (KABC) -- One person died and another was hospitalized by injuries from a residential fire on South Harbor Boulevard in La Habra Monday morning.

L.A. County firefighters responded to a residential fire in La Habra at 9:02 a.m. Monday on the 1400 block of S. Harbor Blvd. Smoke and fire was showing from the rear of a two-story apartment building.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 9:19 a.m.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation and was hospitalized in unknown condition.

A second person was confirmed dead at the scene, according to the department.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.