Two people were found dead in a Glendora house that went up in flames Monday morning, and an investigation was underway.
The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Danecroft Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Jonathan Torres.
Torres said he could not give out any further information. Glendora police were not immediately available. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, two people were found dead at the scene of the fire. Information was not immediately available on their identities, gender or age.
Early media reports had indicated that a 71-year-old man was found dead at the scene and his 68-year-old wife was missing. Late Monday morning, the medical examiner’s office reported that two bodies had been found at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was assisting Glendora police in the investigation.
In a statement, Lt. Steve De Jong of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said in a statement the man who died in the fire was found in a bedroom.
“The female is currently unaccounted for and missing,” he said, noting that a “methodical” search of the home was continuing.
“Investigators learned that a male and female adult live at the location,” according to the sheriff’s department. “The couple was having marital issues and the female had recently filed for divorce.”
De Jong told Fox11 at the scene, “We were told by Glendora Police Department that they were here about a month earlier in regards to a domestic violence incident.”
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.