Deadly Mobile Home Fire Under Investigation In Santee

SANTEE, CA — A man was killed in a mobile home fire early Monday morning in San Diego's East County.

The fire sparked shortly before 2:30 a.m. at a home in the 10000 block of Woodside Avenue in Santee, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Deputies from the Santee Sheriff's Station and the Santee Fire Department arrived within minutes and found the home fully engulfed in flames.

"A man living at the home was standing outside and advised his father was possibly still inside," Det. Dan Wilson said. "While the fire was still burning, Santee firefighters entered the home and quickly began looking for the man's father."

Firefighters found the man in a rear bedroom. He was severely burned and pronounced dead at the scene, Wilson said.

Detectives from the department's bomb and arson unit were investigating the cause of the fire, which they determined started in the back of the home.

"The cause of the fire is still under investigation," Wilson said. "However, the fire does not appear to be suspicious."