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Person Found Dead After Hyde Park Bungalow Fire as Arson Probe Begins

Arson investigators are examining how the Hyde Park blaze started.

Overview

  • Fire crews responded around 4:30 p.m. Sunday to a unit on South Brynhurst in Los Angeles' Hyde Park neighborhood.
  • Firefighters extinguished the flames in just over 20 minutes and kept the fire from spreading to adjacent bungalows.
  • During a primary search, crews located a deceased person inside the burned unit, and officials have not released an identity.
  • LAFD’s arson team is investigating the fire’s origin, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
  • ABC7 reported the victim as a 65-year-old woman, a detail not confirmed by LAFD; investigators observed working smoke alarms and no other injuries were reported.