Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

TEMPLE CITY - Authorities announced the arrest of a 64-year-old man in connection with a deadly house fire that killed three people and injured four.

Xuanhan Zhang was booked on suspicion of murder. He is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records.

A reported argument led to the deadly fire, investigators said.

Zhang, a resident where the fire happened, approached deputies at the scene during the subsequent investigation. It is unclear what, if anything, Zhang said to inspire deputies to detain him.

Zhang was arrested at 1 a.m. Monday, which is also his birthday.

First responders were sent to a house fire in the 6000 block of Sultana Avenue around 4:48 p.m. October 27. They reported a single-story, single-family home well-involved with flames.

Two victims emerged from the burning home before first responders arrived. One victim found in a driveway suffered burns to his upper extremities. The second was to the front of the house and suffered similar burns, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

While extinguishing flames, firefighters discovered three victims dead inside. One of the victims was found deceased in a bed, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic.

The burning home was one of four residences on the property. None of the other residences were affected by the fire, according to the Los Angeles County sheriffs Department.

Zhang is scheduled for an appearance in Alhambra Superior Court Wednesday, October 30.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

TEMPLE CITY - Four people are being hospitalized and three were reportedly killed in a house fire Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters on scene found three deceased victims in the house, one in a bedroom. The types of injuries to the four people being hospitalized are not publicly known.

First responders were sent to the single-story, single-family home in the 6000 block of Saltana Avenue in Temple City around 4:48 p.m. Sunday, October 27.

Power lines were compromised near the home. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are on scene and assisting.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

TEMPLE CITY - El Monte Police and the California Highway Patrol are attempting to take a pursuit suspect into custody after the rider fled into a home.

The rider parked his motorcycle in a garage and fled into a home in the area of Cloverly Avenue and Wedgewood Street around 10:30 p.m. The CHP and El Monte Police have a perimeter setup with a K9 en route, according to CHP radio traffic.

The rider was initially wanted for possible DUI driving.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

TEMPLE CITY - Deputies, with the help of a copter and K9 unit, are searching for a hiding home burglary suspect Friday.

Deputies have narrowed their search down to the area of Golden West Avenue and Agnes Avenue between Woodruff Avenue and Garibaldi Avenue, according to Sgt. James Long of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

A concerned resident alerted deputies to a burglary in progress in the 6000 block of Rowland Avenue around 5 p.m. One of the aspects fled towards Golden West through residential yards, Long said.

It is unknown if the suspect is armed.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

TEMPLE CITY - As many as five homes are threatened by a vegetation fire that was sparked by a faulty power pole.

The fire is burning in the 5000 block of Glickman Avenue.  The five homes threatened by there fire are spread over a one-block radius, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Sheriff’s deputies are assisting in evacuating residents, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic.

Firefighters have requested a second-alarm for additional units.