Body discovered inside burning car near Lakewood

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Pierce County Sheriff’s Department deputies are investigating after a man’s body was found inside a burning car.

Firefighters were called to an apartment complex in the 10400 block of Sales Road South near Lakewood around 4 a.m. Thursday.

After putting out the flames, firefighters found a man dead in the driver’s seat.

Deputies said the car had been parked and was not involved in a crash. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The victim’s identity and cause of death have not been released.