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Elderly Woman Killed in Glendora Fire Identified

The Los Angeles County Coroner identified the woman found dead after firefighters extinguished the flames at a Glendora home as Joan Abrahamson, 79.

The elderly woman killed in a house fire in Glendora has been identified, according to a story in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

The Los Angeles County Coroner identified the woman found dead in the badly burned home in the 900 block of East Cypress Street June 13 as Joan Abrahamson, 79.

Her death was ruled accidental, according to Coroner Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter.

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Her husband, the only other person in the home at the time the fire ignited, escaped the fire unharmed.

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Video Caption: Flames engulf a home on the 900 block of East Cypress Avenue late June 13. One body was found in the badly burned home. Video submitted by Blake Woken.


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