Overview
- Los Angeles Fire Department crews extinguished a first-floor unit fire on the 11000 block of W. King Street late Thursday morning.
- A team of 44 firefighters responded around 10:46 a.m. and contained the blaze to a single apartment.
- One person was found dead inside the burned unit, with age and gender not yet released.
- Residents of the building were allowed to return after firefighters prevented spread to other units.
- LAFD Arson investigators are probing the origin of the fire, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner and LAPD will handle identification and cause-of-death determinations.