A house fire on the North Side, where a man’s body was found dead inside, is being investigated as arson, according to a San Antonio police preliminary report.

The fire started around 7:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Chartwell Drive, not far from Wurzbach Road.

Officers were called to the home after a woman reported flames coming from a back house at the residence.

SAPD said that the woman believed her son — who police identified in the report as a suspect — was inside where the fire was.

The report said that officers attempted to contact the man multiple times as the fire grew. However, the house caught on fire, and the 54-year-old man was later found dead inside after crews put out the flames, according to police.

The man’s name, cause and manner of death are pending from the Bexar Co

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