A burned body was found inside of a vehicle Thursday in Thermal Thursday and Cal Fire and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are investigating.
Around 2 a.m. Thursday, Thermal Station deputies assisted Cal Fire crews in the 83000 block of Avenue 60 with a report of a burned body in a vehicle, according to the sheriff’s department.
According to authorities, Cal Fire crews discovered the unidentified deceased body while extinguishing the car fire.
The sheriff’s department’s Central Homicide Unit and arson investigators from Cal Fire are investigating the crime scene.
The cause of the fire was unknown.