Residents were left behind at senior facilities as Eaton fire raged. State finds serious lapses

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State investigators cited two senior care facilities for leaving behind residents during the January Eaton fire, including a 100-year-old woman.

Both facilities have appealed the findings.

They were forgotten amid the frantic evacuation of two senior care facilities, according to state investigators, leaving the elderly women in immediate danger as the smoke and flames of the Eaton fire drew closer.

In two reports published recently by the California Department of Social Services, investigators describe the harrowing circumstances of three women who were left behind in the assisted living facilities during the deadly Jan. 7 fire.

While the women were ultimately rescued , state