Firefighters Discover Body at Vegetation Fire
Firefighters responding to a vegetation fire Sunday evening, discovered a dead body while battling the blaze.
The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned at 9:41: PM on September 14, 2014 to 1111 South Harvard Boulevard in the Harvard Heights area of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. Firefighters arrived quickly to find shrubs and debris burning intensely within a temporary security fence that surrounded a long vacant home. While battling the blaze, a firefighter discovered a burnt person outdoors among the debris, who proved beyond medical assistance.
The flames were quickly extinguished before the boarded-up residence or nearby homes sustained any damage. No other injuries were reported.
The age, gender and identification of the dead person - as well as the cause, time and manner of their death, will be determined by the Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ County Department of Coroner.
The cause of the fire itself remains the focus of a joint investigation by the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ and Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Police Department.
Dispatched Units: E226 T26 BC11 RA29 AR1 AR23 AR17
