Pace fire being investigated as apparent suicide

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PACE, Fla. (WKRG) — A deadly fire that broke out in a Pace neighborhood is now being investigated as a suicide.

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Officials were called to a home on Caden Court at around 2:15 a.m. on Monday. After evacuating nearby homes and putting the fire out, a body was found inside the home.

According to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post, a safe with exposed wires was found in the home and was “deemed suspicious” by the State Fire Marshall…

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