Coroner identifies woman found dead after a DHS house fire
A woman and her dogs were found dead after a fire at a Desert Hot Springs home Thursday.
The blaze was reported at 8:39 a.m. in the single-family residence in the 9000 block of Calle de Vecinos, said Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department.
No injuries were initially reported in connection with the blaze, but Desert Hot Springs police said Thursday afternoon that as firefighters were putting the fire out, a woman’s body was found inside the home.
According to DHS PD Deputy Chief Jim Henson, police found a white adult female, deceased inside the home.
The Riverside County Coroners’ office identified the woman as 70-year-old Jane Engel.
There were also some deceased dogs found in the home, Henson said.
Twenty firefighters got the flames under control by 9:40 a.m., Cabral said. There was no immediate word on what sparked the fire.
Henson said Desert Hot Springs police and Riverside County Fire investigators were working together to determine what caused the deaths and the fire.
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