1 dead in South LA commercial building fire
LOS ANGELES - A deadly commercial building fire was under investigation in South Los Angeles Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out near the intersection of Imperial Highway and Main Street around 1 a.m. Los Angeles city firefighters said the fire was well-involved when they arrived at the scene.
Crews were able to knock down the flames at the one-story building in 40 minutes. During an initial search, firefighters found a man inside the building. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fire officials said the building appeared to be a business that sold mattresses and also fixed cars. The fire also spread to an auto body shop and was damaged due to the strength of the flames.
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Video from the scene shows vehicles were charred by the blaze.
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Arson investigators with the LAFD and Los Angeles Police Department were at the scene.