Man found dead in Baldwin Hills apartment fire

A fire at an apartment building Sunday left one man dead, according to Los Angeles Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to a call at 11:45 a.m. in the 3600 block of South Kalsman Drive in the Baldwin Hills area and saw smoke coming from the first floor of a fourplex, spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Inside they found the body of a man, who has not yet been identified.

The fire was extinguished within 17 minutes, Humphrey said. The fire department and the Los Angeles Police Department are conducting a joint investigation.

— Anna Gorman