Person Found Dead In Los Angeles Fire

LOS ANGELE, CA — A person died Sunday as a result of a fire that broke out in a row of bungalows in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

The fire broke out just around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with smoke showing from one unit in the 6000 block of South Brynhurst Street, south of West Slauson Avenue and west of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze in just over 20 minutes, preventing it from extending to adjacent residences, according to the department.

A statement released by the LAFD indicated that firefighters conducting a search inside the unit just after 5 p.m. located a deceased person whose age and gender were not immediately known.

The LAFD's Arson team was expected to investigate the cause of the fire.

The identification and cause of death of the deceased will be handled by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

— City New Service