A father and daughter were killed as they tried to escape a fast-moving brush fire that raced through a Riverside County canyon this week. Ian Matthew Compton and daughter Mikayla Porter died Monday in the Fairview Fire near Hemet, family members said. Compton’s wife remains hospitalized with critical injuries, brother Tim Chitwood told NBCLA. “They started taking off, and I…
Chitwood said a neighbor who also is a firefighter rescued his sister from the disabled car. When the firefighter tried to rescue Compton and Porter, flames overran the car, he said.
Authorities have not confirmed the victims' identities, but said Wednesday morning that the two deceased victims were found in a vehicle. Authorities were not able to identify the bodies because of their condition from the fire.
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