Davis fire crews battling a structure fire Saturday morning on North Campus Way found a deceased person inside the residence, according to the Davis Police Department.
Scant information was available as of early afternoon, as police had yet to make their way into the residence pending further safety precautions, Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov said.
The Davis Fire Department posted on social media that both its crews and the UC Davis Fire Department responded at 9:35 a.m. to the home in the 800 block of North Campus Way, off West Eighth Street east of Anderson Road.
“While putting out the fire, the deceased victim was discovered inside,” prompting fire crews to summon police to the scene, the post said.
Doroshov said the blaze “took out about half of the house,” its cause and origin still under investigation.
It was unclear whether the victim, believed to have been found in a bedroom, died as a result of the fire or another cause. Doroshov declined to detail the person’s gender or approximate age, pending the ongoing investigation.
“We’re still trying to figure it all out,” Doroshov said. “It’s going to be a while.”
Yolo County coroner’s officials were expected to release the person’s name after determining their identity and notifying next of kin.
Additional information will be added to this story as it becomes available.