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Person Found Dead in Burning Car Near Philadelphia Water Ice Stand

The intersection where the body was found is surrounded on all sides by row homes

Multiple Philadelphia Police Department SUVs turn on their lights as they park near the intersection where a person was found dead in a burning car.
NBC10

A person was found dead inside a burning car parked near a Philadelphia water ice stand Saturday morning.

Authorities initially said no crash preceded the blaze near the intersection of Adams and Castor avenues, but police later confirmed the car hit a fence and parked vehicle before crews responded around 2 a.m.

The intersection where the body was found is surrounded on all sides by row homes.

The identity of the victim was not immediately available as police conducted their investigation.

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