Woman Found Dead In Del Rey House Fire

DEL REY (CBSLA) – A woman was found dead after firefighters responded to a house fire in the Del Rey neighborhood of West Los Angeles Monday morning.

Los Angeles Fire Department crews made the discovery after responding to a home in the 11900 block of West Weir Street at 9:42 a.m.

An LAFD official at the scene told CBS2 that the body of a woman was found in a bathtub. There was smoke, but no active flames by the time crews arrived. A suicide note was also possibly found, but that was not confirmed.

The name of the victim was not immediately disclosed, nor was a cause of death.

LAFD arson and Los Angeles police investigators were on scene.