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Man Found Dead Inside Burning RV In Menifee

MENIFEE (CBS) —  A man was found dead inside a burning recreational vehicle in Menifee, county fire officials said.

The fire was reported at 6:15 p.m. inside an RV storage facility located at 25260 Antelope Road, said Cheri Patterson of the Riverside County Fire Department.

Upon their arrival, rescuers reported the 20-foot travel trailer was engulfed in flames.

"Firefighters extinguished the fire, and upon a secondary search of the trailer located the body of an adult male," Patterson said in a statement.

The cause of the fire was under investigation, she said.

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