IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — One person died and another was injured Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a residence in San Diego's South Bay, authorities said.
Deputies responded to the fire shortly before 3:30 a.m. in the 700 block of 12th Street in Imperial Beach, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies arrived to find one unit of the residence engulfed in flames. Firefighters responded and began extinguishing the blaze and rescuing occupants.
Two people were taken to a hospital, where one later died, officials said. The condition of the second person was not immediately available.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Bomb/Arson Unit.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death. The person's identity will be released after their family has been notified.
Anyone with information about the fire was asked to call the sheriff's office at 858-868-3200.
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