Overview
- Fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Sunday in a row of bungalows on the 6000–6300 block of South Brynhurst in Los Angeles’ Hyde Park.
- Firefighters knocked down the blaze in roughly 20–30 minutes and kept it from spreading to adjacent units.
- During a primary search, crews found a deceased person inside the affected unit, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- LAFD’s arson team is examining how the fire started, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner is responsible for determining cause of death and confirming the victim’s identity.
- ABC7 reported the victim as a 65-year-old woman and said smoke alarms were functioning, while officials have not released a formal identification; no other injuries were reported.