The four others who died and four women who escaped were part of her bachelorette party.
Police said the five who died were so badly burned they had to be identified by dental records.
The limousine was traveling on a major bridge when the back of the car burst into flames, California Highway Patrol officer Art Montiel said.
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San Mateo County firefighters and California
Highway Patrol personnel investigate the scene of a limousine fire on
the westbound side of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in Foster City,
California
Five women were killed late on Saturday night
when their limousine caught on fire. Four other women and the driver
were able to escape
California Highway Patrolmen light flares as they investigate the scene of the limousine fire
The injured are: Mary G. Guardiano, 42, of Alameda, Nelia Arrellano, 36, of Oakland, Amalia Loyola, 48, of San Leandro, and Jasmine Desguia, 34, of San Jose.
The driver of the vehicle, Orville Brown, 46, of San Jose, California, escaped uninjured.
The blaze occurred around 10pm on westbound lanes of the bridge, which connects San Mateo and Alameda counties, about 20 miles 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 blaze, which wasn't the result of an accident.
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