1 person dies in fire at El Monte apartment building

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One person was found dead Monday morning inside an El Monte apartment building that caught fire.

The fire was reported at 3:05 a.m. in the 11400 block of Magnolia Street at Musgrove Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Jeremy Stafford.

Two units of the four-unit building were on fire, Stafford told City News Service.

Firefighters had the flames out at 3:46 a.m., he said.

A news videographer said El Monte police officers and firefighters evacuated the apartment units.

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