RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighter died after suffering a medical emergency during a house fire in Perris, according to CAL FIRE.
In a social media post, the department identified the firefighter as Fire Apparatus Engineer Daniel “Danny” Cook.
The fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 31 in the 31300 block of Marcuchio Road, NBC Los Angeles reported. CAL FIRE said the medical emergency was not related to the fire.
Firefighters found a garage fully engulfed on arrival. A man and a woman with minor injuries were taken to a hospital.
CBS Los Angeles reported that a procession for the firefighter would be held later in the day in Moreno Valley.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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