MESA, Ariz. — Police have identified the man found dead in the remnants of a large house fire Wednesday afternoon in Mesa.
The fire, near Gilbert and East Broadway roads, started around 6 p.m. and was quickly upgraded to a first alarm fire, officials with the Mesa Fire Department. The damage was contained to one home.
Police were initially unable to find the resident who lived there but discovered his body the next day.
Officials identified the deceased as 57-year-old Richard Daniels.
"The cause and manner of death are pending and the origin and cause of the fire is still under investigation," Mesa police said.
Fire investigators and the Mesa Police Department are handling the investigation.
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