DOWNEY, Calif.—A young girl who was critically injured in a Downey apartment fire that killed her mother died at a hospital, fire officials said Dec. 21, and a woman believed to be the girl’s grandmother remained in critical condition with burn injuries.
Downey Fire Department crews responded at 10:47 p.m. Dec. 20 to the apartment at Dinsdale Street and Tweedy Lane, where they found flames in the unit’s garage and roof.