The fire started in a home near Cactus and Dysart roads early Friday morning.
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — One woman was found deceased after a house fire broke out near Cactus and Dysart roads early Friday morning.
Police officers were responding to an unrelated call at about 5:30 a.m. when an officer noticed flames emanating from a nearby house. The fire department responded and began working to extinguish the fire.
Once it was safe to enter the residence, an elderly woman was found dead inside.
It is not yet known how the woman died nor how the fire started.
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