Body of woman found inside burned-out restaurant.
Demolition of a vacant former restaurant on Greenville Avenue in Dallas was stopped Monday morning after investigators found a woman’s body inside the burned building.
Heavy machinery began demolishing the vacant former Uncle Julio’s location around 7 a.m. Monday, but work was halted when investigators found a body in the rubble around 7:50 a.m.
“She was nice. I feel sorry for her,” said nearby convenience store worker Almaez Fshayed. She believed she knew the homeless woman and wonders if the woman’s boyfriend may have been trapped in the fire as well.
After finding the woman’s remains, and after learning she may not have been alone, rescuers searched but found no evidence of anyone else having been trapped inside.
The medical examiner removed the woman’s body and her cause of death, and that of the fire, are both under investigation.
Firefighters said they were aware homeless people often stayed in the building but insist the flames were too intense for crews to search inside while battling the fire.
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