One person is dead, and several pets have perished after a fire tore through a home in a Tucson neighborhood early Wednesday morning, the Tucson Fire Department said.
Tucson Fire Department crews were dispatched to the residence near West Jacinto Street and 15th Avenue at approximately 2:26 a.m. on April 29.
The first unit on the scene, Engine 4, reported a single-story brick home was “fully involved” in flames. Two nearby sheds were also on fire. Because of the intensity of the blaze, firefighters initiated a defensive strategy, attacking the fire from the exterior to keep it from spreading…