Hollywood publicist Doris Bergman has reportedly died at the age of 68 on Wednesday alongside her husband Albert Sassoe Jr and their cat.
The couple perished in a house far in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, YoVenice reported on Thursday.
The fire took place in the earning morning after a 911 call was made by cell phone from inside the residence but the call cut off before enough information was shared.
The fire department tracked down the call and went to the house which was ablaze, and where the couple and their pet was found dead.
Bergman often hosted Oscar gifting suites with Jane Lynch, Marilu Henner, Esai Morales, Brigitte Nielsen and Judd Nelson as guests, and she also worked with George Lopez on his annual golf classic event.
Her longtime pal, fashion designer Sue Wong, confirmed the news on her Facebook page where she called the pr expert a ‘good friend.’
Rest in peace: Hollywood publicist Doris Bergman, left, has reportedly died at the age of 68 on Wednesday alongside her husband Albert Sassoe Jr and their cat. The couple perished in a house far in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, YoVenice reported on Thursday
Her fans: She worked with George Lopez, left, and Jane Lynch of Glee fame, right
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the incident was reported around 2:20 a.m.
LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey explained to the site that the call from the house ‘disconnected’ before the situation could be determined.
he site added that the fire was ‘intense’ and was in the kitchen and living room.
‘In searching the premises, firefighters located a man, woman and pet cat lifeless inside the burnt home. Beyond medical or veterinary assistance, they were determined to be dead at the scene,’ Humphrey said.
No other injuries were reported.
According to the LAFD, the home did not have operational fire sprinklers
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, the victims are 65-year-old Albert Sassoe Jr. and 68-year-old Doris Bergman.
The coroner has not yet determined the specific cause, time and manner of their death.
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Doris’ friend Sue Wong, took to Facebook to share a tribute.
‘I’m beyond devastated to find out just right now that my good friend Doris Bergman, perished yesterday in an incendiary consuming fire along with her husband, Albert, and their pets.,’ she wrote.
She added that their house was ‘completely ablaze.’
Wong shared that she had last spoken to Doris last weekend.
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Sue noted that the pr was ‘sounding rather delusional and hallucinatory probably from pain pills and was perhaps very over-medicated.’
It was added: ‘She told me that she was lying on the floor and couldn’t sit up because her back and shoulders went out. She asked me when the two massage therapists were coming over to treat her that I was sending and that would I be performing a tea ceremony with them? Honestly we had never talked about any such thing.’
Wong went on to say she was completely saddened by this loss: ‘We had a good mental and intellectual bond.’
She then went on to say she will miss Bergman’s ‘great sardonic wit, her intelligence, her generosity of spirit and her wicked sense of black, dark humor.’
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