CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The name of a man who died in an apartment fire in Clearlake earlier this month has been released by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Lt. Steve Brooks said the fire victim was Conrad Albert Garcia, 75, of Clearlake.
The fire that took Garcia's life occurred early on the morning of Nov. 4 in a 13-unit, three-story apartment building at 3891 Country Club Drive, as Lake County News has reported.
Brooks said he was not aware of investigators having reached a conclusion about the fire's cause, and the Lake County Fire Protection District official in charge of the investigation was not available when the district was contacted by Lake County News this week.
Fire Chief Willie Sapeta told Lake County News earlier this month that the fire was not suspicious in nature – it appeared to be unintentional – and so there were no criminal components to the incident.
Due to the damage to the building, the city of Clearlake red-tagged it, which resulted in the remaining residents being unable to return until repairs are completed.
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Authorities identify man who died in Clearlake apartment fire
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