Crime & Safety
101-Year-Old Man Dies In Weekend Fire In Walnut Creek
The fire was reported Saturday night in the Rossmoor older-adult community in Walnut Creek.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A 101-year-old man died in a fire at a eight-unit residential building in the Rossmoor older-adult community in Walnut Creek on Saturday, the Contra Costa County coroner's office said Monday.
Walnut Creek resident Arthur Gertz died in the fire reported at 6:21 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Leisure Lane.
Gertz died in the only unit that burned in the fire.
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Three other units had smoke and water damage and residents in all four units were displaced, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Chris Bachman said.
The cause of the deadly blaze remains under investigation as of Monday, fire officials said.
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Fire Marshal Chris Bachman confirms that tonight’s fire in Rossmoor was a fatal fire. The fire is currently being investigated by the Fire Investigation Unit. The name and age of the deceased person will not be issued until the Coroner has made contact with the family. pic.twitter.com/2XZ05jheyG
— Con Fire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) November 24, 2019
— Bay City News
