SAFD investigating death after body found in extinguished Northeast Side apartment fire Crews found the body after reports of an unknown odor at the apartment, SAFD says
San Antonio Fire Department seal outside Public Safety Headquarters. (Joshua Saunders, KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – Police and arson investigators are looking into the death of a person found at a Northeast Side apartment complex, the San Antonio Fire Department said.
Crews responded to calls just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday for an unknown odor at an apartment complex in the 4100 block of Lennox Avenue.
A fire department spokesperson said the “obviously deceased” person was found alongside a small, extinguished fire when firefighters arrived.
The department’s Arson Bureau is investigating with the San Antonio Police Department, the fire spokesperson said.
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