Crime & Safety
Woman Dies After Being Found Engulfed in Flames in Hayward
Emergency crews responding to a structure fire Friday night instead find a person on fire.
Bay City News — Hayward police are investigating the death of a woman who was found engulfed in flames Friday night, police said.
Emergency officials initially were called to a structure fire in the 31000 block of Industrial Parkway Southwest, not far from Whipple Road, shortly before 10 p.m., but instead they found a person on fire.
Hayward firefighters and police responded within minutes, but were unable to save the woman, who has not yet been identified.
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Police said investigators do not know the cause of death and are speaking with witnesses at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (510) 293-7082.
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