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1 detained, 1 dead after fire at East Side home, SAFD says

Fire occurred just before 5:15 a.m. Tuesday

SAN ANTONIO – One person is dead and another is detained after a fire at an East Side home early Tuesday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

Units were called to the home in the 1200 block of Rigsby Avenue just before 5:15 a.m.

It is unclear what started the fire, but an SAFD spokesperson confirmed the fatality in an email to KSAT.

SAFD said one person was detained and being questioned.

The victim is a woman in her 70s, officials said.

The spokesperson said the fire was under control, but the scene was still active.