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Man Killed In Walnut Creek Fire ID'd
The condo fire was quickly put out by firefighters Saturday morning, but it was too late for the resident.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A man who died in a condominium fire in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 73-year-old Richard Canal, Sr.
Canal died in the fire reported around 5:30 a.m. Saturday in a third-floor unit at The Keys condo complex on North Civic Drive.
Crews contained the fire, which also injured a dog, shortly after 6 a.m. and contained it to just the unit where it started. Residents in nearby condos were evacuated but returned once the fire was extinguished, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Capt. George Laing said.
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The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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