ROSEMEAD (CNS) - A body was found this afternoon by firefighters who responded to a burning condominium in Rosemead where marijuana was being grown.
Crews responded about 4:55 p.m. to the fire at a two-story condominium building in the 8300 block of Rush Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The first arriving crews saw smoke coming from a second-floor window and a dead person was found inside of what a fire department captain described as a grow house.
The decedent's age and gender were not immediately available.
The fire was knocked down at 5:08 p.m.
The sheriff's department was called in to investigate.
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