An elderly woman has died and four others were displaced in a house fire early Friday in El Cajon, Lakeside Fire Department said. A firefighter was also taken to a hospital.
The fire started around 1 a.m. near First Street and Bradley Avenue. Once firefighters arrived at the scene, four people living in the home were found outside and told firefighters that a person was still inside.
Firefighters entered the home that was engulfed in flames and found an elderly woman in her bedroom who was severely burned and was pronounced dead at the scene, San Diego Sheriff's Detective Dan Wilson stated.
"I finally got a hold of my brother and they're out...I guess one person didn't make it out. I don't know about one of the dogs," Michael Geiger, a relative of the displaced said after he arrived at the scene after getting a notification from "Life Alert."
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The cause of the fire is under investigation by the San Diego County Sheriff's Bomb and Arson Unit because the fire was determined to have started in the bedroom where the victim was found. The fire does not appear suspicious, Wilson said.
The Red Cross will be helping the family.
The firefighter was taken to the hospital due to a "medical emergency," Lakeside Fire said. No information was released on their condition.
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