Firefighters found a dead man inside a one-story commercial building Wednesday as they battled a blaze in the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles.
Fire crews were called just after midnight to 11308 S. Main St. north of Imperial Highway where they found a fully engulfed building with two cars in a carport at the building’s rear and began a defensive operation, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
It took 83 firefighters 38 minutes to knock down the fire.
As firefighters conducted a primary search of the building after the flames were extinguished, they found a man inside.
The victim, whose name and age were not known, was pronounced dead at the scene by LAFD paramedics.
Although it is unknown what type of business was operating at the building , it appeared to be filled with mattresses, Stewart said
Investigators with the LAFD Arson Section were called to the scene, as per department protocol when there is a fatality, Stewart added.