Coroner IDs 2 People Killed In Mobile Home Park Fire In Hemet

HEMET, CA — The Riverside County coroner's office has released the names of two people killed in a fire in a mobile home park in Hemet.

Saundra Jay, 54, was pronounced dead at Hemet Valley Medical Center about an hour after the fire was reported.

Linda Arnold, 79, was found dead during a search of the home, the coroner's office said.

It was reported as a car fire in a carport at 7:52 p.m. Dec. 29 at 1645 West Johnston Avenue in the Sierra Dawn Estates, Hemet Fire Chief Scott Brown said.

By the time firefighters arrived, the flames had spread to the home. The fire was out by 8:38 p.m., officials said.

— By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone