Body found near tree fire in Los Angeles
Firefighters on Thursday morning found a body while putting out a tree fire outside of an apartment building in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze was reported at 5:06 a.m. on the 500 block of East Vernon Avenue in the city's South Park neighborhood. The tree that was on fire [...]
Firefighters on Thursday morning found a body while putting out a tree fire outside of an apartment building in Los Angeles.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze was reported at 5:06 a.m. on the 500 block of East Vernon Avenue in the city's South Park neighborhood.
The tree that was on fire was near a "larger area of rubbish," the LAFD said. There, crews found a deceased person.
It's unclear whether the person died from the fire or was already dead before the blaze started. According to the LAFD, the cause of death is yet to be determined.
Authorities did not say whether the death was a suspected homicide.
It's unclear if the deceased person was unhoused. The person is yet to be identified.
No additional details, including the cause of the fire, were immediately made available.
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