Detectives investigate fatal early Sunday morning fire

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) -St Louis Regional Bomb and Arson detectives are investigating an early Sunday morning fire that resulted in a woman’s death.

At 12:00 a.m., St. Louis County North Precinct officers responded to the 6800 block of Parker Road in Florissant for a call of a house fire. Arriving crews found the house completely engulfed in flames.

The homeowner told officers his wife was still inside the house. The woman was found inside and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. She was later identified as 34-year-old Shardai Spates.

A preliminary investigation unveiled that the fire does not seem to be suspicious.

The investigation remains active.