> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Update: 1 dead, 1 critical after Berkeley house fire - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/03/community/northwest-berkeley-house-fire-cedar-2-critical/ - Published: 2025-02-03T15:28:53.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-04T20:42:38.000Z - Description: Firefighters broke a window to get inside, performing a tactic known as a "vent, enter, search" to complete the first rescue, BFD said. - Author: Emilie Raguso - Tags: Community, Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley Fire, Breaking news, #articles **Update, Tuesday, Feb. 4:** Authorities said there are no new updates available at this time about Monday's fatal house fire on Cedar Street. BFD did report that the family pet, a small dog, was pronounced dead after initially being rescued. The Scanner will continue to seek information. [How a Berkeley grandma, 84, saved family members amid fireShe pushed through burning flames to rouse her daughter and son-in-law. BFD rescued another daughter, who was bedridden, but she later died.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-829.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerFrances Dinkelspiel![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Snapchat-1143557215-4.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/02/08/community/berkeley-grandmother-saved-family-fire-gofundme/) **Update, 8:35 a.m.** One person has died after a Berkeley house fire Monday, authorities have confirmed. One person remains in critical condition and two others sustained minor to moderate injuries, authorities said after publication. The Scanner is working to learn more and will continue to monitor the situation. **Original story:** Four adults were taken to the hospital, two of them in critical condition, due to a house fire in [northwest Berkeley](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/northwest-berkeley/) early Monday morning. Before leaving, one of the victims required CPR on the front lawn, according to radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner. Firefighters also indicated over the radio that they rescued a small dog from inside the house, which BFD confirmed after publication. The [Berkeley Fire Department](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-fire-department/) was dispatched at 4:35 a.m. to a house fire in the 1000 block of Cedar Street, near 10th Street, and found smoke and fire in a single-family residence when crews arrived three minutes later. (The fire was located just a block from Berkeley Fire Station 6 at 999 Cedar St.) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2025/02/berkeley-house-fire-cedar.jpg) Firefighters on the roof of a home on Cedar Street early Monday morning. **Bea Rauch* The first engine to arrive "immediately went into rescue mode," BFD said. Firefighters broke a window to get inside the house, performing a tactic known as a "vent, enter, search" to complete the first rescue, BFD said: "This is a tactic that’s employed when there are anticipated delays with the normal ways that we perform rescues." Firefighters ultimately found four adults inside the home and took all of them, including both critical patients, to the hospital. No other information was immediately available about them due to medical privacy laws, BFD said. Crews brought the fire under control by about 5:15 a.m., according to emergency dispatches, and remain at the scene cleaning up as of publication time. *This story was updated with several additional details after publication. The Scanner will continue to follow the story.* 🚨 ****Readers asked about this incident, which resulted in this report. Have questions about crime in Berkeley?** [****Alert The Berkeley Scanner**](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/tips/)****.** ## Sign up for The Berkeley Scanner Authoritative crime + safety news Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.