One person was found dead Wednesday in an apartment fire in Sherman Oaks.
Firefighters responded at 4:23 a.m. to a three-story garden-style apartment at 5259 N. Sepulveda Blvd. where they found flames burning in a unit, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Amy Bastman.
The victim and a dog were found inside the unit, Bastman said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
It took 29 firefighters 15 minutes to put out the fire.
No other firefighter or civilian injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.