Person found dead after fire rips through Highland Park home

Firefighters found a physique after extinguishing a blaze that erupted late Monday evening within the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The hearth was reported on the single-story dwelling within the 200 block of South Avenue 52 at about 11 p.m., based on an alert from Los Angeles Fireplace Division spokesperson Nicholas Prange.

A person who was passing by when he first noticed the hearth stated he managed to open a door however was unable to get inside.

“The smoke was so dense … I might have died if I breathed it,” Kylar Loya stated.

The construction was already closely concerned with fireplace when crews arrived and commenced a defensive assault from exterior the house, Prange stated.

Video confirmed flames reaching excessive above the house’s roof as firefighters approached with hoses.

They had been in a position to efficiently defend three adjoining constructions that had been being threatened by flames, Prange stated.

It took 30 firefighters about 40 minutes to place the hearth out.

As soon as crews had been in a position to make their method inside the house, they situated the physique of 1 one that perished within the blaze, Prange stated.

No details about the particular person’s identification has been launched.

Video confirmed a number of individuals consoling one another exterior the house after the hearth.

It was unclear if the residence was outfitted with working smoke detectors.

The reason for the hearth remains to be below investigation.