Photo courtesy: St. Petersburg Fire Rescue
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Fire Rescue found one person dead after a house fire early Wednesday morning.
According to SPFR, they responded at around 12:30 a.m. to the 6500 block of Pasadena Avenue North for reports of a house on fire.
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Crews arrived to find a house with heavy fire pouring out from all sides. Firefighters extinguished the fire without incident, but due to extensive damage and structural instability, they were unable to complete a detailed search of the home until daylight.
According to St. Pete Fire Rescue, they located a dead victim during the detailed search that followed. They added that the cause of the fire is considered suspicious at this time and is under investigation.