SANTEE, Calif. (KGTV) – A man was found dead Monday morning after a fire destroyed a mobile home in Santee, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff’s officials told ABC 10News emergency crews went to the 10000 block of Woodside Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. due to a reported fire burning at a mobile home.
A Santee Fire battalion chief confirmed a man made an emergency call to report his father trapped in a back bedroom of the burning home.
Firefighters were unable to get to the man inside due to the raging blaze; crews later found the victim deceased inside. The victim was not identified.
The victim’s son was not hurt.
The fire is under investigation by the sheriff's Bomb/Arson Unit, but the agency noted the "fire does not appear to be suspicious."
