HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - An investigation into what police and fire authorities are calling the suspicious death of a person found inside a residence in Hollywood after a fire is continuing today.
The preliminary investigation indicates a "potential suspicious death prior to the fire," said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
Fire crews responded at 9:48 p.m. Monday to a one-story bungalow at 6062 Fountain Ave., near Gower Street, where they located the fire in one room and began an offensive fire attack, Stewart said.
The blaze was quickly extinguished and as firefighters searched the building they found the victim.
LAFD arson investigators and Los Angeles Police Department detectives are investigating the death.
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