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A man was killed in a fire at a two-story apartment building in Rosemead, authorities said Saturday.

Firefighters dispatched at 11:40 p.m. Friday to the 7900 block of Nannestad Street had the blaze out at 12:12 a.m., according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.

The victim was discovered in the involved unit on the second floor, the dispatcher said.

He was identified by the coroner’s office as 71-year-old John Shepard.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Temple City station was investigating the death, according to the dispatcher.

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