Man Found Dead After Fire in University Park Commercial Building Extinguished

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3:00 AM 1-4-24
LOCATION: 27th and University Dr
AREA/CITY: SOUTH LA
DETAILS:

UPDATED INFO – LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The body of a middle-aged man was found by
firefighters before sunrise today after they knocked down a fire in a two-story
commercial building in University Park.
   Firefighters were called at 2:24 a.m to 806 W. Adams Blvd., between
Figueroa and Hoover streets, where they found flames engulfing the front of the
150-by-200-foot building, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian
Humphrey.
   It took 92 firefighters one hour and 53 minutes to knock down the
flames, then they discovered a middle-aged man critically burned. He was
pronounced dead at the scene.
   Firefighters worked several hours methodically searching the premises,
including pumping a large volume of water from the basement, Humphrey said.
No additional victims were discovered.
   It was unclear what sparked the fire, and the cause remains under
investigation.
   The name of the victim was withheld pending notification of relatives
by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. (CNS)

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