Two people found dead inside home that burned in Redding

Mike Chapman
Redding Record Searchlight

The Redding Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire where two people were found dead inside Saturday morning.

Firefighters went to the 2700 block of Leland Avenue about 5:15 a.m. Saturday and found the single-family residence completely on fire.

Crews were able to gain control of the flames within 10 minutes and once they could go inside, found two people who were deceased.

Firefighters stayed at the fire scene about five hours to mop up and investigate.

The blaze caused $200,000 in damage to the building, which is what the house was worth, fire officials said. Damage to the contents was estimated at $75,000.

Mike Chapman is an award-winning reporter and photographer for the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif. His newspaper career spans Yreka and Eureka in Northern California and Bellingham, Wash. Support local journalism by subscribing today.