BODY FOUND IN BURNED HOME

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By Miriam Raftery

July 8, 2023 (Rancho San Diego) – Firefighters found the body of a woman inside a home in the 9100 block of Lavell Street in Rancho San Diego this afternoon, the San Diego Sheriff’s watch commander reports.

Road closures are at San Juan Place /Lavell Street, and Bancroft Drive /Edgewood Drive. The intersections will be closed for the next several hours.

San Miguel Fire Department responded to the fire shortly after 12:15 p.m. After extinguishing the blaze, they found the body of the woman, 89, upstairs.  Her identification, cause and manner of death will be determined by the County Medical Examiner

The woman's granddaughter was able to escape the fire, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's department.

The Sheriff's Bomb Arson Unit is conducting an investigation into the origin of the fire.

 


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