Burned body found at California ‘Sand Fire’ site as raging flames consume 20k acres (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
RT.com
24 Jul, 2016
A charred corpse has been found in an area of Santa Clarita, California, under threat from wildfires that have consumed over 20,000 acres. Firefighters are struggling to contain the fire that has raged since Friday.
The body was found on Iron Canyon Road, an area of Santa Clarita that authorities had ordered to be evacuated. A resident in the area told KTLA that the deceased man was found burned in a car after being separated from his partner.
Homicide detectives are investigating the death, according to a statement from police.
The resident, who claims to be a neighbor of the deceased, told KTLA that the victim’s house was destroyed by the fire. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a statement online that structures had been destroyed by the fire, but did not confirm any addresses.
Some 1,500 homes have been threatened by the wildfire which began north of Los Angeles in Sand Canyon on Friday, giving it the name ‘Sand Fire’. Dry conditions and gusty winds aided the rapid expansion of the fire as it increased to 11,000 acres on Saturday morning before growing to 20,000 acres.
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