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Homicide unit investigating after two killed, one injured in house fire
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Firefighters forced their way into a burning home in Northeast Albuquerque early Monday and immediately encountered high heat, zero visibility and two dead people.
Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Albuquerque police are investigating the two deaths at the home near Candelaria and Pitt NE.
Lt. Jason Fejer, a spokesman for AFR, said firefighters first responded to smoke in the area at about 4:40 a.m., and a fire engine was driving to search the neighborhood. Then callers reported a house fire in the 3100 block of Pitt NE, he said.
“Upon making entry, Engine Nine did encounter high heat and zero visibility,” Fejer said. “Right inside the front door they located two deceased individuals. No aid was rendered on scene. They were obviously deceased.”
Fejer said firefighters put out the blaze and in a subsequent search found another person in the back of the home.
That person was taken to a local hospital where they were intubated. The person was in stable condition Monday afternoon, Fejer said.
Fejer said firefighters broke the garage door so they could fight the fire and search the home without contaminating a possible crime scene. The garage door and broken windows on the front of the house were the only noticeable damage from the outside.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, he said.
Police and AFR didn’t release any details about the individuals who died or the person who was injured.
“They determined (the fire) was suspicious enough to call up homicide (detectives) as a precaution,” said Gilbert Gallegos, a police spokesman.
