{"id":7076,"date":"2026-08-17T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:40:08","slug":"woman-killed-in-fremont-apartment-fire-is-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7076","title":{"rendered":"Woman killed in Fremont apartment fire is identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>FREMONT \u2014 A woman who died last Wednesday from injuries suffered in a fire at her Irvington district apartment was identified by the coroner\u2019s bureau Monday as Nagalakshmi Ganesan, 87, a retired nurse.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7075\">Dutch Bros aims for another San Jose coffee drive-through at former Hollywood video site<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The actual cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The fire started about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday inside Ganesan\u2019s first floor apartment at a complex at 4200 Irvington Ave.\u00a0 She was found with significant burns in a hallway outside the apartment and was taken to a hospital where she later died, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>According to an online obituary\u00a0 Ganesan was \u201cA devoted and compassionate nurse (who) dedicated more than 22 years of her life to public service, working at nearly every major government hospital in Chennai (Madras)\u201d in India. \u201cCaring for others was not only her profession, but an essential part of who she was,\u201d the obituary says..<\/p>\n<p>She moved to the United States in the mid-1990s, where she made her home primarily in Fremont, while also spending periods of her life in Toledo, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7073\">Jonas Brothers bring Burning Up Tour All Over Again to Northern California<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The obituary said \u201cAbove all else, her life revolved around her family, her children, and her grandchildren. They were at the heart of everything she did and brought her the greatest joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The obituary said, \u201cShe was a remarkably progressive, caring, loving, and strong woman \u2014 someone who lived life on her own terms while giving deeply of herself to those around her. Her strength, warmth, generosity, and unmistakable personality left a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know her. She will be deeply loved, fondly remembered, and greatly missed by all whose lives she touched. 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