Crime & Safety

Elderly Pair Killed In Alameda House Fire ID'd

Rosalinda Reynado, 80, and Salvador Reynado, 85, perished from injuries sustained in the early Monday blaze, officials said.

The residential fire was logged at 3:21 a.m. on the 700 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Alameda, CA.
The residential fire was logged at 3:21 a.m. on the 700 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Alameda, CA. (Courtesy of Alameda Fire Department)

ALAMEDA, CA — Authorities on Wednesday identified two people in their 80s who died following a fire early Monday morning in Alameda.

Rosalinda Reynado, 80, and Salvador Reynado, 85, both of Alameda, died from injuries they suffered, according to the Alameda Fire Department, Alameda County coroner's bureau and the San Francisco medical examiner's office.

Another person was injured and survived, Alameda Fire Capt. Dave Port said.

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A 911 call was placed at 3:21 a.m. Monday to report a residential fire in the 700 block of Buena Vista Avenue.

Resources for a one-alarm fire were dispatched and arrived in four minutes. Crews found a single-family home in flames, Port said.

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Crews worked to put out the fire and searched for occupants. Firefighters rescued Rosalinda Reynado and Salvador Reynado, Port said.

The third person, also an adult, was able to get out of the home by themselves. That person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, fire officials said.