Body Found In Burning Home In Tujunga Area
TUJUNGA, CA — One person is in police custody today after a body was found at the scene of a house fire in the Tujunga area Monday.
The fire was reported about 10:50 a.m. in the 10200 block of North Silverton Avenue, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“Firefighters responded to a two-story descending hillside home with smoke showing,” Prange said. “Crews made entry, advancing hose lines, and found fire on the lower floor — floor Sub-1.”
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Firefighters managed to douse the flames in 23 minutes, and that’s when they discovered the body.
Firefighters extinguished the flames in 23 minutes, Prange said.
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“Sadly, one person was found dead at the scene,” Prange said. “Paramedics provided assessment, care, and hospital transport for one other person with symptoms of smoke inhalation.”
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death. It wasn’t immediately clear if the person died in the fire.
“One person was taken into custody without incident,” said Los Angeles Police Department Officer J. Chaves.
Information was not immediately available on the identity of the person who was found dead nor the person detained by police.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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