[TRAGIC NEW DETAILS] Audio Reveals Actress Anne Heche Was Trapped In Fiery Car For Nearly An Hour After Crash

Caution: some may find the details of this report disturbing.

[KIRO] Audio Reveals Actress Anne Heche Was Trapped In Fiery Car For Nearly An Hour. The recordings, obtained by KNBC-TV from the Los Angeles Fire Department under the California Public Records Act, reveal that firefighters were unable to access Heche’s blue 2020 Mini Cooper for at least 20 minutes and could not pull it out of the burning building she hit for at least another 20 minutes. Heche, 53, died from injuries she sustained when her vehicle crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5, according to the Los Angeles Times. According to KCBS-TV, the soap opera star was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went off the road at a T intersection and slammed into a two-story home in Mar Vista, setting the vehicle on fire.

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[KNBC] Firefighters sent to the scene of a car crash and house fire in Mar Vista Aug. 5, that ultimately claimed the life of actor Anne Heche, were unable to begin lifesaving efforts for about 45 minutes after they first arrived at the scene, according to LA City Fire Department records and time-stamped recordings of radio communications. The recordings, provided by LAFD to the NBC4 I-Team under the California Public Records Act, reveal firefighters couldn’t get access to her car for at least 20 minutes, and it took at least another 20 minutes to pull the car out of the burning building in order to rescue Heche.