FIVE women were killed and five others survived after a limousine caught on fire on a San Francisco Bay area bridge. Courtesy KGO-TV
A 31-YEAR-OLD bride-to-be was among five women killed when a limousine caught on fire on a San Francisco Bay area bridge.
KTVU.com reports the bride-to-be Neriza Fojas was one of those killed when travelling from a friend's birthday party to her hens' party.
The limo was carrying nine female passengers and a male driver when it caught fire late Saturday night on the San Mateo bridge, California Highway Patrol officer Art Montiel said.
Five occupants became trapped, while the four others suffered injuries but managed to get out after the vehicle came to a stop on the bridge, the patrol said. The driver, who has been named as Orville Brown, 46, escaped uninjured.
Ms Fojas - a nurse at a district nursing home - was supposed to be married at a ceremony in the Philippines next month.
Bride-to-be Neriza Fojas was killed along with four of her friends when a limo taking her to her hens' night caught fire. Picture: Facebook
Rosita Guardiano, 73, mother of one of the survivors, Mary Grace Guardiano, 42, said she was in intensive care for smoke inhalation after the tragic incident.
Mrs Guardiano said she did not know how the fire started.
"She's OK, but it is very scary," the mother said.
"Thank God she survived. I've been crying all morning.
The rear of the limousine is engulfed in flames. Picture: Twitter
"My daughter is very sad and crying, too. This was supposed to be such a happy day."
She said her daughter knew the bride-to-be from a nursing home where the two had worked. Staff at the nursing home were shocked after hearing about the fatal accident.
Another survivor has been named as Nelia Arrellano, 36, of Oakland, Arrellano just moved to the Bay Area from the Philippines. She and Amalia Loyola, 48, of San Leandro and Jasmine Desguia, 34, of San Jose, are in hospital recovering.
Montiel said that the victims were all in their 30s. Authorities said the names of the dead would be released once families have been notified.
Bride-to-be Neriza Fojas was killed along with four of her friends when a limo taking her to her hens' night caught fire. Picture: Facebook
The driver of the limo - 46-year-old Orville Brown of San Jose - was the only person to escape unhurt.
The blaze occurred around 10pm (3pm AEDT) on westbound lanes of the bridge, which connects San Mateo and Alemada counties, about 32km southeast of San Francisco.
The patrol said that smoke started coming out of the rear of the limo, and the driver pulled over as the vehicle quickly became engulfed in flames. Officers were trying to determine the cause of the fire, which wasn't the result of an accident.
A photo taken by a witness and broadcast on KTVU-TV showed flames shooting from the back.
Five women died when a limosuine they were travelling in caught fire on a San Francisco Bay area bridge.
Other pictures showed about one-third of the back half of the limousine had been scorched by the fire. Its taillights and bumper were gone and it appeared to be resting on its rims, but the remainder of the vehicle didn't appear to be damaged.
"We have no idea right now where they were going or where they were coming from," CHP officer Amelia Jack told KGO-TV.
The three other women who escaped the fire, Jasmine Desguia, 34, Nelia Arrellano, 36, and Amalia Loyola, 48, were taken to hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns, the patrol said.
Desguia and Loyola were listed in critical condition, said Joy Alexiou, a spokeswoman for Valley Medical Center. The condition of Arrellano, who was taken to another hospital, was not known.
San Mateo County firefighters and California Highway Patrol personnel investigate the scene of the limousine fire on the westbound side of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. Picture: AP/Jane Tyska
The company that operated the limo was identified as Limo Stop, which offers service through limousines, vans and SUVS.
"We are deeply saddened by the tragedy last night involving the young women, five of whom lost their lives in the limousine fire on the San Mateo Bridge," a statement from the company said.
"LimoStop Inc. will do everything possible to investigate and assist authorities in determining the cause of this fire in order to help bring forth answers and provide closure to the victims and their families."
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