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Burned body found at California fire scene

Published  July 23, 2016 10:43pm PDT
Associated Press

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a burned body has been found at the scene of a wildfire that's threatening 1,500 homes north of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Rob Hahnlein says the body was reported shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday outside a home on Iron Canyon Road in Santa Clarita.

He says the home also may have burned.

Detectives will try to determine whether the person died from the fire or from other causes.

The area is among those ordered evacuated because of a wildfire that has blackened more than 31 square miles of brush and continues to rage in canyons and ranchlands.

Fire officials say some buildings have burned, but it's not clear whether they were homes, garages or outbuildings.