2 found dead following Sylmar house fire
New details were revealed by authorities Sunday after a second body was discovered in the rubble of a house fire in Sylmar.
The fire broke out around 4:42 a.m. at a one-story home on the 13700 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard in Sylmar, then spread to two back houses, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
At the scene, police officers heard gunfire erupting from the home. Additionally, firefighters could hear ammunition being “cooked off” continuously from the heat.
The woman was found dead in a pool.
“What we understood was that the mother, the man, and the child lived in the back house. Then there was another woman – the mother-in-law – and then another woman – an aunt – who lived in the front house,” authorities said.
Authorities have formally red-tagged the three damaged and unstable buildings that were on fire. Homicide investigators remain at the scene.
Police said this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. No suspects are being sought in connection with the fire.
