A man was clinging to life after being burned during a vehicle fire Sunday morning in South Los Angeles, authorities said.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 1:39 a.m. to 102nd Street and Avalon Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
Paramedics rushed the victim to a hospital, where he was listed in grave condition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.
The vehicle had been parked at the location for about a month, KTLA5 reported. According to multiple media reports, someone tossed an accelerant into the parked car while the victim was sleeping in it.
Police have not released any further information.