Two people were found dead inside a Santa Ana home Tuesday morning after a fire that was later deemed suspicious, authorities said.
Firefighters responded shortly after 10:30 a.m. to a house in the 2300 block of West Manly Avenue, where flames spread to the attic. Firefighters contained the blaze to the second floor of the structure, a spokesperson for the Orange County Fire Authority said.
The identities of the deceased were not immediately disclosed. Police said the bodies were burned beyond recognition, but one body was believed to be that of a male.
Homicide detectives were en route to the scene "because of the suspicious circumstances behind the fire," said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department.
Arson investigators were working to determine the cause of the fire.