Deceased person found in bedroom after fire in Citrus Heights apartment

By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police are investigating after Metro Fire crews discovered a deceased person inside an apartment complex Monday morning.

Metro Fire officials said crews responded to an apartment on the 6200 block of Mariposa Avenue around 9 a.m. Monday morning and found an “extinguished fire” inside the bedroom of an apartment unit, with a deceased person on the bed in the same room. Officials said smoke was found upon entry into the apartment, but “no active fire” was found. Damage to the bedroom was “minimal” and only small items and a blanket were burned.

“It is unclear at this point if the victim died as a result of the fire or before the fire,” Sacramento Metro Fire District Battalion Chief Parker Wilbourn said Monday evening, adding that the cause of the fire is “undetermined” and that Citrus Heights Police are investigating the circumstances that led up to the fire.

No other apartment units were affected, and no other residents were occupying the apartment at the time of the fire.

The Sacramento Bee reported that the incident occurred at a 25-unit affordable housing apartment complex owned by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency.