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Burned Body Found Inside Fiery Camper Van In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A body burned in a fire in a camper van Thursday morning in San Francisco's Bayview District, a police department spokesman said.

Officers discovered the camper van on fire at 6:46 a.m. at Ingalls Street and Van Dyke Avenue, spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said. Esparza said once the fire department extinguished the fire a body was found inside.

The medical examiner's office will determine whether the death was accidental, a suicide or a homicide, Esparza said.

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