A person was found dead after a fire ignited Thursday afternoon inside a Rosemead condominium that was possibly involved in “narcotics activity,” authorities said.
The fire was reported just before 5 p.m. at a two-story condominium building in the 8300 block of Rush Street, east of San Gabriel Boulevard, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Ron Singleton said.
Firefighters arrived to find smoke emanating from a bedroom window, he said.
“Upon the secondary search of the residence, which is standard procedure during a structure fire like this, one deceased victim was found inside the condo,” fire Capt. Tony Imbrenda said.
The victim had suffered burns and was pronounced dead at the scene, Deputy Ed Luna fo the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Information Bureau said in a written statement. The person’s age and gender were not clear.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau responded to the scene to take charge of the investigation, Luna said.