LOGAN HEIGHTS, Calif. (KGTV) — The San Diego Police Department says a body was found inside what appeared to be a tent as firefighters responded to a brush fire in the Logan Heights area Friday morning.
SDPD says the fire happened in the 3300 block of Imperial Ave. around 10:50 a.m. Friday.
According to police, the San Diego Fire Department found the body inside "a structure that resembled an unhoused tent."
"There, within the fire, we located a deceased male," said CHP Sgt. Hope Maxson.
The California Highway Patrol will take over the investigation since the area is considered state property.
Investigators are gathering information to determine whether this was a suspicious death or not.
“Preliminarily... it appears to be that the fire was started sometime after he had been deceased so at this point the medical examiner is here and they will do their investigation as to approximately what time this person would have died," Maxson said.
SDFD's Metro Arson Strike Team is also investigating the fire.
This is a developing story. ABC 10News has sent a reporter to the area to gather the latest information.
