4 found dead in Lancaster house fire
The victims have not been identified, but a sheriff's spokesman says one appears to be an adult and the others were at least in their teens. Authorities do not know how the fire started.
Four people were found dead at the scene of a house fire in Lancaster this morning, authorities said.
Firefighters discovered the bodies when they responded to a fire in the 1500 block of East Avenue J-3 about 7 a.m., Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Sam Padilla said. A fire alarm was sounding when firefighters arrived, Padilla said, adding that the blaze was brought under control in 20 minutes.
The victims have not been identified.
Sheriff's Lt. Patrick Nelson said the bodies appear to be of one adult and three young adults or teenagers. Their ages and sexes were unknown.
Patrick said the bodies were found in different parts of the one-story tract house.
It was unclear whether the four who died lived at the house, authorities said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Los Angeles County Fire Department arson investigators and sheriff's homicide detectives were at the scene this morning.
molly.hennessy-fiske@latimes.com
Times staff writer Ruben Vives contributed to this story
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