Visually impaired man dies in Santa Cruz fire

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Visually impaired man dies in Santa Cruz fire

A 98-year-old man has died after fire engulfed his Santa Cruz home on Friday evening.

The victim is Malcom Diaz, who was visually impaired.

Around 6:45pm officers of the Santa Cruz Police Station responded to a report of house on fire at Rosemary Street, Cantaro Village, Santa Cruz.

On arrival, they observed a white concrete structure in flames.

Officers from the Wrightson Road Fire Station responded and extinguished the fire.

The elderly man’s charred remains were discovered in a bedroom.