“It was a shock, I’m standing here and I still can’t believe it, I keep thinking this isn’t real,” said a family friend.
An impromptu memorial was growing Monday near the home of the victims. Family friends, residents of the complex and media reports identified the victims as a grandmother, Georgina Yracheta and her two grandchildren, 2-year-old Solomon and infant Luna Doughton. Floral arrangements, candles and three wooden crosses were surrounded by colorful crayon-shaped chalk, an array of stuffed toys and a framed photo of the family.
“She was so loving and protective,” Tovar said of her friend, who was babysitting the children while the parents were out. “She was a doting grandma, she really loved . She was just a beautiful soul.” A 9-1-1 caller reported a fire at the apartment complex in the 1900 block of East Amar Road at 12:54 a.m. on Sunday, according to Jim Rudroff, an assistant fire chief at the West Covina Fire Department.
Glass lay scattered along the path to the memorial as the boxes to reach fire extinguishers had been broken in the surrounding apartment complexes the night of the fire. Family friends and other community members of West Covina and nearby areas have begun efforts to support the Doughton family.
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