PHOENIX — A death investigation is underway in Phoenix after a body was found during a fire.
Just after 1 p.m. Thursday, Phoenix firefighters were alerted to a house fire near 22nd Street and Osborn Road.
WATCH: Phoenix Fire officials discuss the investigation in the player below
When they arrived on the scene they found fire in the back of the home that was extending to the attic space.
Crews worked to fight the flames and were eventually able to put them out.
During a search of the home crews discovered the body of 66-year-old Terrence Smithers.
Firefighters have extinguished a house fire located near 22nd St. & Osborn Rd Thursday afternoon. During a search of the home, crews located the body of a deceased individual. Members of the fire investigations task force are currently on scene investigating this incident. pic.twitter.com/uMkTTuJQsn
— Phoenix Fire Dept. (@PHXFire) June 27, 2024
Arson investigators have taken over this incident.
This was the second deadly house fire in the Valley on Thursday. Earlier, Mesa firefighters responded to a house fire near Power and Broadway roads where they discovered a person dead.
