PALM BAY, Fla. — One person has died following an early morning fire in Palm Bay.
Palm Bay firefighters responded to a house in the 1400-block of Higbee Street Thursday after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a someone who lives there.
Police said that person returned home around midnight and reported smoke and flames coming from a bedroom.
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The caller, along with a roommate, exited the home safely, according to investigators.
After extinguishing the fire, first responders found someone dead inside of a bedroom, Palm Bay police said.
Investigators haven’t released an identity but believe that person also lived at the home.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal and the city of Palm Bay.
Police said they don’t suspect foul play.
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