Blog: Body Found In Trash Can Burning In South LA – CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A body was found early Monday in a burning trash can on Grand Avenue near 81st Street in South Los Angeles.

The grisly discovery was made by an LAPD officer, who saw human legs when he went to put out the fire, department spokeswoman Officer Norma Eisenman.

The age and gender of the body found was not known.

Detectives are on the scene.