Anne Heche

Anne Heche, who died following a car accident in Los Angeles on Aug. 5, remained trapped in the house in which she crashed her vehicle, records show.

A blood test revealed she [had drugs](https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/anne-heche-blood-test-presence-drugs-car-crash-rcna42720) in her system. [died without a will](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/anne-heche-died-will-20-year-old-son-filed-papers-control-estate-rcna46011) and Laffoon has filed paperwork to control her estate. She was pulled from the vehicle at 11:49 a.m., according to fire department records obtained by NBC Los Angeles. Heche was taken to a hospital and died a week later. The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office says it is continuing its investigation. Shortly after that, dispatchers reported that there was a person trapped in the car. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled she [wound up in a coma](https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/anne-heche-extremely-critical-condition-mar-vista-car-crash-rcna42125) following the accident and [was declared brain-dead](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/anne-heche-not-expected-survive-family-says-rcna42152) on Aug 11. Heche’s son Homer Laffoon, 20, declined comment in an email. [died from inhalation and thermal injuries](https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/coroner-rules-anne-heches-cause-death-accident-inhalation-thermal-inju-rcna43625). Heche was alive at the time, and firefighters used a tow truck to pull her car out of the wreckage while the actor remained inside. [obtained by the station](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/anne-heche-trapped-in-burning-home-for-45-minutes-mar-vista/2976681/) under the California Public Records Act, showed firefighters were unable to get to the car for at least 20 minutes after arriving, and it took at least another 20 minutes to pull the car out of the burning home and remove Heche.

The official coroner's report disclosed that the late actress died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries a week later on Aug. 12.

12](https://ew.com/celebrity/anne-heche-dead-53-crash-obituary/). A coroner's report revealed that [Heche died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries](https://ew.com/celebrity/anne-heche-cause-death-smoke-inhalation-thermal-injuries/). She was [in a coma](https://ew.com/celebrity/anne-heche-coma-critical-condition-after-car-crash/) from Aug. Heche was pulled from the wreckage using heavy towing equipment around 11:49 a.m before being loaded into an ambulance for treatment. local time, with one firefighter discovering "a person stuck inside the vehicle," per the outlet. "Given the heavy fire and smoke conditions, it wasn't that you could clearly see into the vehicle or clearly be able to access it," LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields told NBC4.

Firefighters battled flames and smoke to extract Hollywood actor after her car crashed into building in Los Angeles last month.

The car and the house burst into flames. She was injured when her car jumped a curb and smashed into a west Los Angeles house on 5 August. [died](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/17/anne-heche-death-ruled-accidental) from inhalation injury and burns, having also sustained a broken sternum in the crash, and the death was ruled an accident, according to coroner’s results released a few days after she was [taken off life support](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/15/anne-heche-peacefully-taken-off-life-support-after-death-announcement) in hospital.

It took about 45 minutes for LA firefighters to rescue Anne Heche from a burning building after she crashed into it going 90 mph, LAFD records show ...

Firefighters arrived at the scene at 11:01 a.m. on August 5, with reports that the Heche was trapped inside the car. The actress lost her life due to burns and injuries she suffered from the crash. - Firefighters arrived at the scene at 11:01 a.m. The records show that firefighters grew confused in the chaos, unable to spot her body in the destroyed and burning vehicle (pictured) - The records show that firefighters grew confused in the chaos, unable to spot her body in the burning house and vehicle

The recording showed initial confusion about how many people were at the scene of the crash.

American actress Anne Heche was reportedly trapped inside the fiery wreckage of her car for almost 40 minutes after she crashed it into a Los Angeles ...

New harrowing details of actress Anne Heche's fatal car crash have left fans shaken.According to new documents, Heche was trapped inside the fiery wreckage ...

Anne Heche was not rescued immediately after her car slammed into an L.A. home and caught the house on fire -- not even close -- it took the fire dept.

New audio files from the Los Angeles Fire Department reveal that actor Anne Heche was trapped in her car for nearly an hour before being rescued.

on Aug. Heche’s car was towed out of the home and she was retrieved from the vehicle at 11:49 a.m. “Given the heavy fire and smoke conditions, it wasn’t that you could clearly see into the vehicle or clearly be able to access it,” Fields told KNBC. She was also seen speeding on another street in the West Los Angeles neighborhood and had purchased a wig at a hair salon in Venice. Fifty-nine firefighters rushed to the scene and contained and extinguished the fire in 65 minutes. 5, Heche was hospitalized with severe burns after crashing her car into the home in L.A.’s Mar Vista neighborhood and causing it to catch fire.

Anne Heche was not able to be rescued for 45 minutes after crashing her car into a house, causing a fire.

[Anne Heche to be laid to rest in famous Hollywood Forever cemetery ‘among her peers’ after horror crash death](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/24/anne-heche-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-famous-hollywood-forever-cemetery-17234196/?ico=more_text_links) The fire department added that even if Heche had been spotted inside the car immediately, it is unlikely firefighters could have responded differently as it took 30 minutes to fight the fire to a point where the rescue could be made. [Heche died at the age of 53 in August ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/12/anne-heche-dead-donnie-brasco-star-dies-aged-53-after-horror-crash-17156339/)after a car she was in crashed into a house in Los Angeles, causing a fire. New reports have revealed that it took firefighters 45 minutes to remove the actress from the burning building, being unable to reach the car for 20 minutes, and a further 20 being needed to remove the vehicle from the property. [with her death being ruled an accident.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/18/anne-heches-death-ruled-accident-after-horror-car-crash-17202821/) Anne Heche had been trapped in her car inside a burning house for 45 minutes after the crash from which she eventually died.

Anne Heche recently died following multiple car collisions, one of which created a house fire.

[Heche's cremated remains were buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/anne-heches-son-explains-the-reasoning-behind-her-final-resting-place) on August 23, and the [Hollywood community sent their love following Heche's death](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/lapd-ends-investigation-into-anne-heche-house-crash-while-stars-pay-tribute-to-the-actress-after-her-death). [Heche had no will](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/anne-heche-died-with-no-will-whats-going-on-with-her-estate), Homer recently filed documents to be named the administrator of her estate and to be named the guardian of his younger brother. Apparently, the actress was found collapsed below the front seats of her vehicle. However, Heche was not found until 24 minutes later, and first-responders were not able to pull her from the wreckage until 11:49 a.m. According to official records and time-stamped recordings of radio communications, the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived to the scene at 11:01 a.m. It was reported that Anne Heche was involved in multiple collisions, in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, the final one destroying a house and setting off the house fire.

Firefighters who responded to the car crash and house fire that ultimately killed actress Anne Heche in July could not begin lifesaving efforts for some 45 ...

She was pulled from the wreckage around 11:49 a.m. “Our firefighters were doing everything.” The NBC4 I-Team report cited Los Angeles Fire Department records and time-stamped recordings of radio communications regarding the Aug. It was unclear exactly what organ or organs were donated. “The patient that was identified initially, was the person that was in the home,” Fields said. The coroner’s office listed her date of death as Aug.

Anne Heche was trapped inside a burning Los Angeles home for about 45 minute after firefighters arrived at last month's fiery car crash that led to the ...