A Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighter died while extinguishing a fire at a home in Nuevo on Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, a Cal Fire spokesman said.
The firefighter, whose name was not immediately announced, died from a medical emergency and not an injury, Capt. John Clingingsmith Jr. said.
A procession for the firefighter was tentatively scheduled to leave Riverside University Health System Medical Center on Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley around 12:45 p.m. The route would take the procession down the 215 Freeway to the Coroner’s Office at 800 S. Redlands Ave. in Perris.
No other details on the firefighter’s death were immediately available.
The fire was reported in the 31300 block of Marcuchio Road around 5:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the garage completely consumed by flames, Cal Fire said.
Two civilians were hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries, Cal Fire spokeswoman Maggie Cline-De la Rosa said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Nuevo is a rural city in Riverside County near Lake Perris with a population just over 6,700.
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