Firefighters Discover Man's Body While Battling Apartment Fire in South LA

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Firefighters Sunday discovered a man's body while battling a blaze at a three-story building in South Los Angeles, authorities said.

Firefighters dispatched at 5:41 a.m. to 8604 S. Broadway had the fire out within 26 minutes of their arrival, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

``During their offensive attack of the flames, firefighters discovered an unresponsive adult male within the structure who proved beyond medical help," said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. ``He was determined to be dead and remains at the scene."

No other injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation.


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