By Matt Kawahara
mkawahara@sacbee.com
One person died and another sustained burn injuries in a fire that engulfed a multi-unit residential structure in Placer County on Wednesday night, the Placer County Sheriff's Department reported.
Fire crews and sheriff's deputies were dispatched around 7:30 p.m., to the structure in the 200 block of Ponderosa Way in the unincorporated area of Colfax, said sheriff's department Lt. John Savage. Upon arriving, they found the structure well-involved with flames and learned there may have been occupants inside one or two of the units, Savage said.
As crews battled the fire, one victim emerged from the structure with burn injuries, Savage said. That victim was airlifted to the UC Davis Medical Center for treatment.
Once crews had knocked the blaze down and were able to enter the structure, they located a body inside one of the units, Savage said.
The deceased victim's identity had not been determined late Wednesday night. Savage said the sheriff's department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would conduct a joint investigation into the cause of the fire.
"Since there was a death in this fire, we will investigate it as suspicious until it's determined otherwise," he said, adding that that is standard procedure.
Crews contained the fire to the one structure.
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