Police are investigating the death of a man who was believed to have set a fire in a home in the Indio area, authorities said today.

The unidentified man had argued with his wife Friday and began pouring gasoline in the living room, Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said. The woman and the couple's two children, ages 17 and 20, left and were not injured, Guitron said.

The fire was reported at 5:19 p.m. Friday in the 47000 block of Austin Drive near Santa Fe Court and resulted in one fatality, Cal Fire/Riverside County fire officials said. The fire was confined to a bedroom area, Guitron said.

Coroner's officials were working to identify the man, Guitron said. The investigation was expected to continue.

—From news services

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