1 person dead after 2-alarm fire breaks out at Stockton home; Homicide investigation underway
STOCKTON - A homicide investigation is underway after one person died following a two-alarm fire in Stockton early Monday.
The fire broke out at a triplex home in the 9500 block of Bankroft Way near Stanfield Drive Monday morning and went to two alarms. A Stockton Fire Department spokesperson confirms a woman, 63, died in the fire. Two others, including a 60-year-old man and a 2-year-old child, were transported to the hospital with burns.
According to the Stockton Police Department, the fire appears to have been intentionally set and is now being viewed as a homicide.
The fire caused heavy damage to the home and destroyed an older-model Mustang parked in front of the home.
