Local : Body Found in Placentia Condo Fire

Orange County firefighters discovered a woman’s body inside a Placentia condominium that was destroyed by fire late Sunday, officials said.

The body was burned beyond recognition and an autopsy was scheduled for this morning, police said.

The fire broke out about 10:30 p.m. inside a two-story, four-unit complex in the 1400 block of Prospect Avenue, Orange County Fire communications supervisor Dan Southworth said. It took 35 firefighters 16 minutes to control the fire, which destroyed one unit and caused minor damage to another.

Placentia detectives were investigating the death, Police Lt. Daryll Thomann said. “We hope to rule out homicide or determine it was an accidental death,” he said.