Crime & Safety

63-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Tent During Westchester Property Fire

Firefighters learned that the man lived at the home but often spent time inside a tent outdoors, where his body was found late Wednesday.


WESTCHESTER (CBSLA) – A man died in a residential property fire in Westchester late Wednesday night, a few blocks from Loyola Marymount University.

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The fire was reported at 11:43 p.m. in the 8300 block of Stewart Avenue.

Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to find the cluttered yard of a single-family home ablaze. The yard had “excessive storage conditions,” the fire department said.

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