A man died Monday in a predawn fire that engulfed a mobile home in Santee, authorities reported.
The blaze in the 10800 block of Woodside Avenue erupted shortly before 2:30 a.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
When emergency crews arrived in the neighborhood just west of state Route 67, a man who had fled the flames was standing outside the burning trailer home and said he feared his father was still inside, according to sheriff’s Detective Dan Wilson.
Firefighters found the older man in a rear bedroom, severely burned. The victim, whose name was not immediately available, died at the scene.
It took crews about an hour to extinguish the flames, Santee fire Battalion Chief Kyle Moiaur told OnSceneTV.
The cause of the blaze remained under investigation at midday, though it was believed to have been accidental in nature, Wilson said.
Updated at 12:30 p.m. March 11, 2024
–City News Service