PICO-UNION, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A person was found dead in a house fire in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles early Wednesday.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded to the structure fire, burning on the second floor of the home, at about 3:15 a.m. in the 1700 block of S. New Hampshire Avenue.
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Sixty firefighters knocked down the blaze in 48 minutes, officials said. Fire crews soon discovered a person was dead inside the home. The victim's age and gender were not immediately released.
No other injuries were reported in the blaze.
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The cause of the fire was under investigation.