Two people are dead after a fire in an abandoned commercial building Thursday night in Long Beach.
Long Beach Fire Department firefighters responded at around 9 p.m. to the 1700 block of Long Beach Boulevard near 17th Street where they quickly extinguished the flames, the fire department reported.
During a search of the building, firefighters discovered the victims. One man died at the scene and a woman died at the hospital.
Another woman was hospitalized in serious condition.
No firefighters were injured.