2 people killed in utility vault fire in Downtown Fresno identified

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The 2 radical who died aft a occurrence successful a span inferior vault successful Downtown Fresno person been identified arsenic 57-year-old Johnny Torres and 50-year-old Antonio Corona.

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The occurrence happened conscionable earlier 8:30 a.m. Monday astatine Fresno and H streets.

Investigators accidental respective radical from the unhoused assemblage were seen coming successful and retired of the country soon earlier the fume was archetypal reported.

Firefighters had to coordinate with PG&E to unopen disconnected the powerfulness to astir 600 customers earlier entering the inferior vault to effort to enactment retired the blaze.

Once inside, they began a superior hunt and recovered 1 of the victims' bodies.

"They pulled the idiosyncratic out, the diligent was deceased and arsenic they continued to spell backmost wrong to behaviour a superior search, they recovered different unfortunate who was besides deceased," says Fresno Fire Chief Billy Alcorn.

Chief Alcorn says it appeared that the unhoused were trying to unrecorded successful the vault and whitethorn person gained entree by digging done the broadside of the bridge.

The inferior vault serves arsenic a main organisation halfway to the downtown area.